WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday called for more nuclear reactors to be built in the United States and worldwide. But the CEO of the Georgia utility that just finished the first two scratch-built American reactors in a generation at a cost of nearly $35 billion says his company isn’t ready to pick up that baton.
Speaking in Waynesboro, Georgia, where Georgia Power Co. and three other utilities last month put a second new nuclear reactor into commercial operation, Granholm said the United States needs 98 more reactors with the capacity of units 3 and 4 at Plant Vogtle to produce electricity while reducing climate-changing carbon emissions. Each of the two new reactors can power 500,000 homes and businesses without releasing any carbon.
“It is now time for others to follow their lead to reach our goal of getting to net zero by 2050,” Granholm said. “We have to at least triple our current nuclear capacity in this country.”
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Legislation protecting Xinjiang ancient city comes into forceSichuan panda base bans visitors for bad behaviorUN official dismisses allegation of 'overcapacity' in China's green industries as misplacedVolkswagen R&D center in Anhui sees promising developmentsZhang takes out Monteiro to reach Rome QFUN chief distressed by deaths caused by floods in East AfricaLiaoning Leopards dominate Guangdong Tigers in CBA semifinals openerShanghai International Film Festival to feature French film weekUS move of tariff hikes sets 'bad example' for free tradeHong Kong to host FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final
0.1039s , 6500.4296875 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by US Energy Secretary calls for more nuclear power while celebrating $35 billion Georgia reactors ,International Identities news portal