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by mpweiher 104 days ago
Westinghouse plans 10 AP-1000 reactors in the USA

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/westinghouse-pla...

Yes, it would be better if they had already started, but the ship is turning.

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It is not. The right wing is instead waking up to reality. Apparently they like extremely cheap distributed electricity. Who could have guessed that.

Why MAGA suddenly loves solar power

The Trump-led attack on solar eases as the right reckons with its crucial role in powering AI and keeping utility bills in check.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/02/katie-mil...

Solar also means all those data center jobs (and, really, many general industrial jobs) flow out to low population density red areas.