Southern’s Vogtle Nuclear Project Has Been Delayed Again

The Vogtle project to add two reactors to the facility is nearing completion, but it’s years behind schedule and costs have more than doubled to over $30 billion.
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By Will Wade

February 1, 2024 at 10:01 PM UTC

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Southern Co. expects its long-delayed Vogtle nuclear project in Georgia to be pushed back again.

The Unit 4 reactor is expected to go into service in the second quarter, according to a filing Thursday. In November, the company said it would be done in the first quarter.