00:00 For the first time in seven years, a new nuclear reactor is starting work in the United States,
00:08 after the design and construction of this reactor was started more than ten years ago.
00:15 So, the third unit at Voktel power station started to deliver electricity to the energy grid in Georgia.
00:26 If we look at the cost of the third and fourth units at Voktel power station,
00:33 we notice that the cost has increased to 30 billion dollars.
00:38 We note that the fourth unit is still under construction and has not been terminated.
00:45 Returning to the third unit we talked about,
00:48 we note that the new nuclear reactor is in the commercial operation stage
00:54 and is expected to provide about 500,000 houses and a company with clean energy.
01:02 It is also indicated that the CEO of Georgia Power
01:06 said that the nuclear reactor will provide electricity to customers
01:11 for a period of between 60 and 80 years in the United States.
01:16 Of course, today the main goal of this new nuclear reactor in the United States
01:22 is to invest more in clean energy and reduce carbon emissions.
01:28 We also note that since 2008,
01:31 the interest in nuclear energy in the United States has increased,
01:36 considering it a reliable source of energy free of carbon emissions, as we mentioned.
01:42 We also note that the nuclear energy contributed 47%
01:47 to the production of carbon-free electricity in 2022.
01:52 So the question remains,
01:54 until when will the United States invest in nuclear energy
01:58 with the aim of converting it to clean energy?
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