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. |
Chinese Farmers Busy with Field Works at Beginning of SummerGetting Ready for GaokaoEmbroidery Industry Provides Jobs for Local Women of Miao Ethnic Group in Yunnan CountyChina Focus: China Aims to Enhance BarrierChina Int'l Big Data Expo Attracts YoungstersAcross China: Transforming Hollow Village into Thriving Tourist DestinationChina Beats Brazil in 2023 Volleyball Nations LeagueE China's Datang Subdistrict of Zhuji, Largest Hosiery Production Base in WorldGlobally CoStudents Seek Stability in Jobs, Not Flexibility