Project Financing and Funding of Nuclear Power in the US - The National Law Forum

Project Financing and Funding of Nuclear Power in the US - The National Law Forum

The past several decades have seen minimal greenfield nuclear plant development in the U.S. Units 3 and 4 of the Vogtle power plant in Greensboro, Ga., came online in 2023 and 2024, respectively, representing the first new projects in nearly a decade. Since 1990, the only other project placed in service was Watts Bar Unit 2 outside Knoxville, Tenn., which is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Financing is one of the prin…