A superior court ruling could force the Georgia Public Service to reexamine their approval of the construction of two new nuclear rectors at Plant Vogtle. (Image courtesy NRC)
The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed last year by environmental group Southern Alliance for Clean Energy in an effort to block the project.
Their Attorney Mike Carvalho says now Southern Company will have to explain why the reactors are needed.
"I suspect that they have their work cut out for them because now the blinds have been lifted and they’re going to be required to have the findings of fact that are necessary to comply with the law," said Carvalho.
Carvalho expects the judge to force the PSC to take another look at Southern Company's case.
