New York’s governor is calling for the construction of the state’s first new nuclear power plant in decades. Gov.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday directed the state's public power authority to build a gigawatt-scale plant somewhere upstate. Here are seven observations: 1. It's really a bipartisan thing now.

In her announcement, Gov. Kathy Hochul gave few details about where the plant would be built, how much the project would cost or how long it would take to complete.