NEW YORK TO BUILD ONE OF FIRST U.S. NUCLEAR-POWER PLANTS IN GENERATION

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New York plans to build a large nuclear power facility to add at least 1 gigawatt of energy, enough to power about a million homes. The New York Power Authority will find a site in upstate New York and determine the reactor's design. It may pursue the project alone or in partnership with private entities. The US nuclear industry has struggled for more than three decades to do much more than manage existing plants because of safety concerns, huge cost overruns, and a permitting process that moves at a glacial pace. This project could help jump-start a new era of US nuclear reactor construction.