Long-Delayed Vogtle Nuclear Unit Goes Online Construction monitors expect more delays in completing the second unit Scott Judy August 2, 2023 No Comments The completion of Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle Unit 3 marks the first new U.S. nuclear plant to achieve commercial operation in more than 30 years.Read More
Energy Vogtle Monitors: Nuke Project May Not Complete Until 2024 Schedule slips by one month for each month of work Scott Judy December 3, 2021 No Comments Construction monitors see ongoing issues at Georgia Power's nuclear expansion project continuing to delay completion targets.Read More
Vogtle Nuke Project Delayed Again as Utility Co-Owners Resist Rising Costs Scott Judy November 8, 2021 No Comments Owner Southern Co. blames lagging electrical system remediation work and ongoing craft labor shortages for the latest schedule adjustment.Read More
NRC Cites Vogtle Safety Violations as Georgia Power Projects Construction Delays Scott Judy September 7, 2021 No Comments The utility pushed back the respective in-service dates for Units 3 and 4 by several months.Read More
Nuclear Plant Construction Vogtle Project Owner’s Quality-Assurance Gets NRC Scrutiny Scott Judy June 22, 2021 No Comments Georgia nuclear powerplant site's need for construction remediation of installed electrical cable systems triggered US Nuclear Regulatory Commission actionRead More
Nuclear Energy As Vogtle’s 2021 In-Service Deadline Approaches, Finish Line Slips Further Away From Builders Scott Judy June 8, 2021 No Comments Monitors expect both new nuclear units to miss their regulatory-approved commercial operation dates.Read More
Project Past Due Georgia's Vogtle Nuke Project Likely to Miss 2021 In-Service Deadline Doubts cast on potential success meeting target date for troubled dual-reactor project Scott Judy December 2, 2020 3 Comments The Bechtel-led construction team will need to deliver at its best rate yet to complete Unit 3 in a year.Read More