Energy & Science
Lone U.S. Nuclear Plant Expansion Delayed Again, Southern Says
- Southern Co. sees Vogtle costs up $460 million to $9.2 billion
- Expansion is six years behind schedule and costs have doubled
Vogtle nuclear facility located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia in 2013.
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Southern Co. expects further delays and cost overruns at its Vogtle nuclear facility in Georgia amid testing issues and other construction snags, the latest setbacks for the first new U.S. reactors in three decades.
The two planned generation units will each power up three or four months later than previously estimated in 2022 and 2023, according to a statement Thursday from the Atlanta-based utility’s Georgia Power unit. Southern also estimated its total capital costs will rise by $460 million to $9.2 billion.