How much over budget is Plant Vogtle?
How much over budget is Plant Vogtle?
Southern Co. yesterday announced another delay for its long-troubled nuclear construction project in Georgia, edging its costs closer to the $30 billion mark.
Is Plant Vogtle finished?
Overall construction completion of Georgia Power’s long-delayed Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project could extend into early 2024—nearly seven years beyond the project’s initial schedule, according to two separate construction monitors.
What is the status of Vogtle 3 and 4?
Vogtle unit 3 is now expected to be in service by the end of the first quarter of 2023, with unit 4 following by the fourth quarter of 2023, Georgia Power has announced. In addition, the company said its share of total Vogtle capital costs has increased about USD920 million.
Is Vogtle sinking?
BREDL: “Vogtle has finally admitted that the sheer weight of the nuclear island building is causing it to sink into the red Georgia clay,” said Arnold Gundersen, a nuclear power opponent of some prominence, in a BREDL press release. “It is figuratively and literally sinking under its own weight.
Who owns Vogtle?
Owners. The Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, located near Waynesboro in eastern Georgia near the South Carolina border, is jointly owned by Georgia Power(45.7%), Oglethorpe Power Corporation (30%), Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (22.7%) and Dalton Utilities (1.6%).
What is the status of the Vogtle nuclear plant?
Significant progress continues to be made at the Vogtle 3 & 4 nuclear expansion site with Unit 3 direct construction approximately 99% complete and the total project approximately 96% complete. Georgia Power currently projects a Unit 3 in-service date in either the fourth quarter of 2022 or first quarter 2023.
Will VC Summer be completed?
With more than $10.4 billion in construction and interest reportedly spent by the owners on the V.C. Summer project, and analysis indicating that the project would not be finished until 2024 at a total cost of more than $25 billion, SCANA and Santee Cooper decided to abandon the project on July 31, 2017.
What kind of reactor is at Vogtle?
Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4 will be the first new nuclear units built in the United States in more than three decades, using the Westinghouse AP1000 advanced pressurized water reactor technology.
How much did it cost to build Plant Vogtle?
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
| Plant Vogtle | |
|---|---|
| Construction cost | Units 1–2: $8.87 billion (1989 USD) ($16.4 billion in 2020 dollars) Units 3–4: $25 billion (estimated) |
| Owner(s) | Georgia Power (45.7%) OPC (30%) MEAG (22.7%) Dalton Utilities (1.6%) |
| Operator(s) | Southern Nuclear |
| Nuclear power station |
Who is building Plant Vogtle?
Bechtel
Bechtel, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a global engineering, procurement, construction, and project company. The company will take over day-to-day construction of Plant Vogtle’s Units 3 and 4 under the direction of Southern Nuclear, a Southern Co. subsidiary.
Which country is first in nuclear power?
United States
Top 15 Nuclear Generating Countries – by Generation
| Country | 2020 Nuclear Electricity supplied (GW-hr) |
|---|---|
| United States | 789,919 |
| China | 344,748 |
| France | 338,671 |
| Russia | 201,821 |
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