Lawmakers Want Extension On Tax Credits For Troubled Nuclear Project

In this April 28, 2010 file photo, steam rises from the cooling towers of nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle, in Waynesboro, Ga. Members of Georgia’s congressional delegation want a new tax plan to include a measure that would lift the 2020 expiration date on a tax credit for new nuclear energy production.

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As House Republicans work on overhauling the U.S. tax system, Georgia’s representatives are asking for an extension on tax credits for the Vogtle nuclear plant expansion project.

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All but two members of the state’s House delegation sent a letter to the head of the House Ways and Means Committee last week.