The first new Nuclear Reactor built in the US in over 40 years has started producing power at full capacity in Waynesboro, Georgia. The completion of the new reactors is a major milestone for nuclear energy in the US, but their construction was plagued by delays and costs that more than doubled to over $30bn. Utilities are now focusing on smaller nuclear reactors that would generate hundreds of megawatts rather than thousands, such as the Vogtle reactors. Critics argue that this was the original promise of Vogtle, which was supposed to be a cheaper and faster reactor to build.

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