ATLANTA (AP) — The second of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia has entered commercial operation, capping a project that cost billions more and took years longer than originally projected.
Georgia Power Co. and fellow owners announced the milestone Monday for Plant Vogtle’s Unit 4, which joins an earlier new reactor southeast of Augusta in splitting atoms to make carbon-free electricity.
Unit 3 began commercial operation last summer, joining two older reactors that have stood on the site for decades. They’re the first two nuclear reactors built in the United States in decades.
The new Vogtle reactors are currently projected to cost Georgia Power and three other owners $31 billion, according to calculations by The Associated Press. Add in $3.7 billion that original contractor Westinghouse paid Vogtle owners to walk away from construction, and the total nears $35 billion.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Clippers preparing to have Kawhi Leonard for Game 1 against MavericksAttend flag ceremony or miss key math exam, Hong Kong student told — Radio Free AsiaFormer Michigan center Tarris Reed Jr. announces he is transferring to UConnLockdown lifts at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota after report of a single gunshotCalifornia sets longTaylor Swift fans wait in line for FIVE hours as star launches popDoes China import zero soybeans from Paraguay? — Radio Free AsiaAppeals court leaves temporary hold on New Jersey's county line primary ballot design in place9 facing charges in what Canada police say is biggest gold theft in country's historyCanisius hires Penn State assistant Tiffany Swoffard to take over women's basketball program
3.2829s , 6499.71875 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by A second new nuclear reactor is completed in Georgia. The carbon ,Global Grasp news portal