Federal regulators have approved plans to load radioactive fuel into a second new nuclear reactor in Georgia.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that Georgia Power Co. and its co-owners can begin loading fuel into unit 4 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta.
It’s a key step toward completing the two-reactor project, which is seven years late and $17 billion over budget.
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