A new nuclear power plant is nearing completion in Spring City, Tennessee, and it’s expected to be up and running by late summer.
It has taken about 40 years to complete the project.
Associated Press reporter Ray Henry tells Here & Now’s Meghna Chakrabarti that the Watts Bar plant serves as a cautionary tale for America’s nuclear power industry.
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