March 5, 2010

President Obama Discusses Nuclear Power, Green Job Training at NECA Joint Training Center

President Obama chose the joint training faciity of the Washington, D.C. Chapter, NECA and IBEW Local 26 in Lanham, MD to announce that his administration is guaranteeing $8 billion to build two new nuclear reactors.  The President also discussed federal investment in green energy job training.

The nuclear reactors will be built at an existing plan in Burke, GA.  It will be the first nuclear plant to break ground in nearly three decades, according to the White House.  Officials said the project will include approximately 3,500 construction jobs and 800 permanent operations jobs and will provide power to about 550,000 residential homes.