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Troubled #VogtleNuclear experiencing more troubles! Expansion will cost twice as much as planned -- $35 billion!

[Full article - was behind a paywall] #Georgia Power Plant #Vogtle #nuclear reactor back in service after valve issue shut it down

By Dave Williams
July 17, 2024 1:14 PM

"A nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle that operators shut down last week is back in service and sending power to the electric grid, Georgia Power officials reported Wednesday.
Unit 3 at the nuclear plant south of Augusta, which went into full commercial operation last summer, was taken offline July 8 because of a problem with a valve on one of its three main pumps.

"Despite the shutdown, Unit 3 has operated at full power more than 98% of the time since it went into service last July 31. By comparison, the average capacity factor for the U.S. nuclear fleet was 93% last year, according to Georgia Power officials.

"Unit 3 and its companion - Unit 4, which went into full commercial operation in April - are the first new nuclear reactors built in the United States since the late 1980s.
The project was delayed by seven years, plagued by a series of cost overruns that drove up the final price tag to about $35 billion, more than twice the original estimate of $14 billion.

"Opponents of the nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle urged the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) in vain to cancel the project and instead step up the state’s commitment to expanding #renewable energy options.
The PSC voted last August to cap the costs #GeorgiaPower would be allowed to pass on to customers at nearly $7.6 billion, with shareholders picking up the rest.

"Georgia Power was a 45% partner in the Vogtle expansion, working with Oglethorpe Power, the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) and Dalton Utilities."

https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/state/georgia/article290161744.html