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USA’s Energy Secretary Chu’s trip to promote nuclear power to Georgia

OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Chu to tout nuclear in Georgia  The Hill, By Andrew Restuccia and Ben Geman – 02/14/12   State of play: Energy Secretary Steven Chu will tout the Obama administration’s support for nuclear energy Wednesday at a Georgia power plant whose owner recently won approval to build the first new U.S. reactors in more than 30 years.

Chu will tour the Vogtle nuclear power plant near Waynesboro, Ga., and “highlight steps the Obama Administration is taking to restart America’s nuclear energy industry,” according to the Energy Department…… Chu will meet with Southern Co. President Thomas Fanning and Georgia Power President W. Paul Bowers. Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., owns the Vogtle plant….

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.)has called on President Obama to hold off on finalizing the loan guarantee until the Energy Department makes improvements to its loan program, recommended in a White House-mandated report released last week…… http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/210651-overnight-energy

February 15, 2012 - Posted by | marketing, USA

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