UPDATE 2-Exelon cuts nuclear upgrade spending amid low gas prices
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Low natural gas prices and slow economic growth forced U.S. power company Exelon Corp to cancel plans to spend $2.3 billion on capacity expansion at its nuclear power plants and other projects, Chief Executive Chris Crane said on Thursday.
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