New York Plans to Build Nuclear Power Plant
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New York plans to build a nuclear-power facility, the first major new plant undertaken in the US in more than 15 years.
A spokesman for the state's Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed the project, which was earlier reported by the Wall Street Journal.
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