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When Westinghouse went under in 2017, it seemed to mark the end of the American nuclear energy age — the power plants set to be replaced by low-cost solar and wind, ever-cheaper batteries, and maybe natural gas.
State of play: "If you told me the NRC is expecting more than 10 projects in the next 10 years, I would've said, 'Whew, that's a rosy picture,'" Jeremy Harrell tells Axios, referring to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.