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April 20, 2011

Plans to Build New Nuclear Reactors in Texas Abandoned 
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The U.S. nuclear power company NRG Energy has abandoned its plans to
build two giant new nuclear reactors in southern Texas due to the rising
costs of the project. NRG had already spent $331 million on planning and
permitting of the nuclear plant expansion.



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