Feb 16, 2010

Obama announces $8B loan guarantee for first U.S. nuclear power plant in 30 years

11:15 AM

President Barack Obama today announced an $8.3 billion loan guarantee to build the first U.S. nuclear power plant in nearly three decades.

Obama, touting the project as a job producer, made his remarks at a job training center in Lanham, Md.

The loan guarantees will be used to build and operate a pair of reactor in Burke County, Ga.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... 30-years/1