And again, it’s delay delay at the costly Vogtle nuclear project
Progress slips again at Vogtle nuclear plant, By Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Power has fallen months further behind on critical steps to start the first of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle, despite having last revised its schedule only three months ago.And measures to halt COVID-19 within the project’s massive workforce continue to complicate construction.
The utility said it still expects to meet a state regulatory deadline to have the first reactor in commercial operation in November 2021. But its wiggle room for doing so has become increasingly thin. Missing the deadline little more than a year from now would increase already soaring costs, which could end up in the electric bills of 2.6 million customers……….. The Vogtle project already is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget, with customers at risk of having to cover those cost. State staffers and independent monitors have warned about the potential for still more delays, even before factoring in effects from the pandemic. …….. So far, more than 1,000 Vogtle workers have tested positive during the pandemic, according to the company’s latest filing. ……… Meanwhile, Georgia Power’s continued shifts in predictions about when it will complete scheduled Vogtle milestones have made it “impossible to determine where the project really stands,” said Kurt Ebersbach of the Southern Environmental Law Center, which has represented groups critical of Vogtle’s impact on consumers and the state……… https://www.ajc.com/news/progress-slips-again-at-vogtle-nuclear-plant/OK656Q6TQFHANDQW72D2ASP76E/ |
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