Exelon wants to build a $ 1 billion nuclear plant near Victoria . Supporters say it would be a boon to the small town 's economy . The plant would lie on a ` ` ' fault '' that opponents say could be unsafe . No new nuclear plant has won final approval in the United States since the Three Mile Island accident in 1979 , although site work is being done at a couple of locations around the country . He says growth faults are not seismic and do not pose a risk .
Exelon wants to build a $ 1 billion nuclear plant near Victoria . Supporters say it would be a boon to the small town 's economy . The plant would lie on a ` ` ' fault '' that opponents say could be unsafe . He says growth faults are not seismic and do not pose a risk .