Yeah, it's big news around here. Lots of people don't want it.
As for work, I have no clue. I wouldn't mind myself getting my foot in the door, I just have no clue how, yet. I Don't even know when the project is starting.
Check out these websites they should give some info. Bechtel is starting a 4-6 year Nuke project in Spring City Tn. Watts bar 2. Should be a nice long term big money job.
From what I have been reading in the local newspaper the NRC will be taking reactor aplliications until 2009 so I wouldnt think construction would start for some time now(2010). Once it gets going it should last quite awhile.
from our local paper. Search through the articles to find out more. All I know as of right now is that the company (Exelon) just very recently picked Victoria for the site of the new plant. As posted above, it still seems to be a while before construction begins.