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Nuclear Energy Revival Puts Westinghouse in Prime Position

✇NYT - Energy & Environment
By: Ivan Penn
The company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2017, stands to benefit from growing support for nuclear power and President Trump’s deal with Saudi Arabia.

© Mike Stewart/Associated Press

Cooling towers at the nuclear reactor facility at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Ga.
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Energy Dept. Promises $17.5 Billion in Loans for Nuclear Power

✇NYT - Energy & Environment
By: Brad Plumer
The federal government wants to help utilities buy large components for up to 10 large nuclear reactors. It’s unclear which, if any, companies might participate.

© Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times

The Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia is the only one with AP1000 reactors in the U.S. They generate enough electricity to power 1 million homes, but they took 15 years to build and cost $35 billion, double the initial estimates.
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