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Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Monday he expects to finalize an $8.3 billion taxpayer-backed loan for two new nuclear reactors in Georgia, setting up another battle on Capitol Hill over the government's investments in energy projects.

PPL Corporation A reported net income above Wall Street's expectations for the fourth quarter.A Net income for the electric utilities company rose to $401 million vs.

Washington, DC, United States - Months after Japan's tsunami-triggered meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear reactor, the United States has approved the construction of first new nuclear power reactors in more than 30 years.

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Thursday vote to approve the combined construction and operating license application for Southern Company's Plant Vogtle cleared the way for adding two AP1000 nuclear reactors to the two existing units near Augusta, Georgia, but it should also shine a light on the elaborate shell game that masquerades as ... (more)

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in a in a 4-1 vote, has allowed on Thursday new reactors to be built in the country since 1978.

An artist's rendering of Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Ga., with the two nuclear reactors to be added in the foreground.

Atlanta, February 9, 2012 - Construction is set to begin on the nation's first two new nuclear units in 30 years at Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle, near Waynesboro, Ga.

Students and parents protest at Miramonte Elementary School which reopened Thursday with a new staff after a sex abuse scandal.

Two Westinghouse Electric Co. nuclear reactors being built in Georgia were approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thursday -- the first since 1978.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved licenses to build two new nuclear reactors Thursday, the first authorized in over 30 years.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission today is set to approve the first nuclear reactor construction permit in almost 35 years.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week is expected to consider whether to issue the final license for two new reactors being built by Southern Company at Plant Vogtle.

Federal regulators are considering a plan to build the nation's first nuclear power plant in a generation.

Today, Southern Company officials appeared at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission offices in downtown Atlanta to update regulators on the progress of the proposed reactors at Plant Vogtle near Augusta.

Federal regulators are expected to give Southern Co. the green light on Thursday to build two nuclear reactors in central Georgia, the first approval of a new U.S. nuclear project in over three decades.

Southern 's stock had its "neutral" rating reaffirmed by Zacks Investment Research in a research note issued on Wednesday.

He was also responsible for licensing and construction of the nation's first 'next generation' nuclear reactors at Georgia Power Southern Nuclear runs the Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant near Augusta, Ga., the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga., and the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala.

The 130-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites Atlanta Downtown Opens in Georgia Following $7 Million Upgrade and Conversion from the Centennial Inn Atlanta Hotel - IHG [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG ] announces the opening of the new Holiday Inn Express Atlanta Downtown .

Nuclear Secrecy With $8 Billion On the Line: SACE Continues Fight To Force Disclosure of U.S. Taxpayer-Backed Federal Loan Guarantees to Risky Vogtle Reactor Project As Final Arguments Are Filed, Southern Co., Obama Administration Fight FOIA Request to Figure Out Danger to Taxpayers in the Event of Default in Deal More Than 12 Times the Size of ... (more)