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Re:Nuclear startup Oklo gets thumbs-down from regulators by bigthymer on Friday January 14, 2022 @05:07PM (#29941136)
Doesn't Westinghouse build nuclear reactors?

https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/new-plants/engineering-c...

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Re:Nuclear startup Oklo gets thumbs-down from regulators by readams on Friday January 14, 2022 @05:10PM (#29941169)
They're hoping to get to build some. Not in the US of course.
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Re:Nuclear startup Oklo gets thumbs-down from regulators by philipkglass on Friday January 14, 2022 @05:33PM (#29941432)
They're building reactors in the state of Georgia:

https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/blog/shaping-the-future...

Other companies that manufacture nuclear components in the US include Areva, General Electric, and Framatome. But Westinghouse is the only company that has a new reactor design currently under construction in the US.

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Re:Nuclear startup Oklo gets thumbs-down from regulators by count on Friday January 14, 2022 @05:40PM (#29941503)
The US is still fielding new nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers. So, they ARE building new power plants, just...not commercial ones.
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