Vogtle

In Georgia, where rate-payers are being forced to fund reactor construction even if the plant never opens, critics fear costs at the Vogtle site are certain to soar.

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A double-reactor project at Vogtle, Georgia, has received $8.33 billion in loan guarantees from the Obama administration.

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He said the Vogtle reactors and another pair planned for South Carolina will almost certainly be the only new ones built in the U.S. before 2020.

Agency Clears Reactors Ryan Tracy 2012

Two reactors are technically under construction in South Carolina, and two more at Georgia's Vogtle.

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Commissioner William Magwood added that the Vogtle reactors, if built as proposed, "will represent a new era of increased nuclear safety."

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Chairman Gregory Jaczko said approval two construct and operate the two reactors at the Vogtle site near Waynesboro, Ga., should include a condition that, before operating the new reactors, Southern follow any forthcoming safety enhancements put forward by the agency as it reviews the meltdowns last year at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi complex.

Agency Clears Reactors Ryan Tracy 2012

In 2010 the Energy Department offered an $8.3 billion guarantee to Southern Co. to build two reactors at the Vogtle nuclear facility near Waynesboro, Ga., about 30 miles from Augusta on the Savannah River.

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Southern anticipates the NRC will certify the AP-1000 design and will license a new reactor at its Vogtle plant in Georgia around the end of this year, a spokesman said.

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In 2010 the Energy Department offered an $8.3 billion guarantee to Southern Co. to build two reactors at the Vogtle nuclear facility near Waynesboro, Ga., about 30 miles from Augusta on the Savannah River.

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Despite their disagreement over Vogtle, the commissioners seemed to be getting along better at Thursday's 10-minute meeting.

Agency Clears Reactors Ryan Tracy 2012