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The Nuclear Energy Institute and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Applaud the Approval of New Reactors at Plant Vogtle
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(OPEN):
THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION HAS JUST APPROVED THE
"COMBINED CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING LICENSE" FOR TWO NEW REACTORS AT
SOUTHERN COMPANY'S "PLANT VOGTLE" [AS IN "VOGUE" AND
"GULL"], IN GEORGIA. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT A FEDERAL LICENSE
PERMITTING CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW REACTOR HAS BEEN ISSUED, IN THE U-S, IN
MORE THAN 30 YEARS. BILL KOVACS IS THE SENIOR
VICE-PRESIDENT OF "ENVIRONMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS",
AT THE U-S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE...
(KOVACS):
"THE 'PLANT
VOGTLE'-EXPANSION WILL SERVE AS AN ECONOMIC-CATALYST THAT WILL INJECT
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, INTO THE REGION'S ECONOMY. THE PROJECT
WILL CREATE THOUSANDS OF CONSTRUCTION-JOBS--AND HUNDREDS OF PERMANENT
JOBS--AT THE PLANT-SITE. ONCE COMPLETED, THIS MUCH-NEEDED FACILITY
WILL ALSO PROVIDE RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY TO
HUNDREDS-OF-THOUSANDS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES, IN THE SOUTH.
SOUTHERN COMPANY AND ITS EMPLOYEES CAN BE PROUD OF THEIR ROLE IN
PIONEERING A NEW CHAPTER IN AMERICA'S CLEAN-ENERGY FUTURE."
(CLOSE):
THE PROJECT'S APPROVAL COMES AFTER THE N-R-C'S CERTIFICATION, IN DECEMBER,
OF THE WESTINGHOUSE "A-P-ONE-THOUSAND"
ADVANCED-DESIGN REACTOR. "PLANT VOGTLE'S" TWO NEW
WESTINGHOUSE-REACTORS WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 23-HUNDRED MEGAWATTS,
OF ELECTRIC-GENERATING CAPACITY, TO MEET THE REGION'S RISING
ELECTRICITY-DEMAND.
