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It took 42 years to finish this US nuclear power plant

Published Fri, Oct 23, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    New York

    FORTY-TWO years and counting. That's how long it's taken to get America's latest nuclear reactor up and running.

    The stop-start saga behind Unit 2 at the Watts Bar complex near Knoxville, Tennessee, moved a step closer to its conclusion on Thursday when the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) granted the plant a 40-year operating licence.

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