Nuclear power now makes up about 25% of the generation of Georgia Power, the largest unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co.

First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia::ATLANTA — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.

  • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    More people died in the evacuation of Fukushima than died fighting the meltdown, which was arguably 1.

    1 confirmed from radiation (lung cancer, 4 years later),[3] and 2,202 from evacuation.[4]

    The tsunami killed over 15,000 people. Awful disaster.

    However, Japanese people are very anti-nuclear so their media made it seem that the impact was horrific when, aside from the exclusion zone, wasn’t all THAT bad. However, losing that land was a big hit to a small country.