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News Articles: Plant Vogtle

A vote by the Public Service Commission could decide next week whether to complete two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle or cancel the project that's been plagued by delays and escalating costs.

Georgia Commission May Vote Next Week On Vogtle Reactors

The state agency that regulates utilities could decide next week whether to complete two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle or cancel the project that...

December 12, 2017
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By:
  • Associated Press

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News Update For Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017

Runoff Elections Confederate Monument Future of Plant Vogtle

December 05, 2017
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News For Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Election Day In Georgia APS Modifies Dress Code Atlanta Annexes Emory PSC Analysts Recommend Killing Plant Vogtle Project

December 05, 2017
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By:
  • Drew Dawson
Georgia Power, the majority stakeholder in the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion, will finally announce its intentions for the project after months of uncertainty.

Georgia Power To Signal Plans For Troubled Nuclear Plant

Thursday will be a big day for Georgia Power, millions of its customers all over the state, and the entire U.S. nuclear industry. That’s when the...

August 30, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead
Plant Vogtle in Burke County, Georgia.

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  • Politics

What Comes Next For Plant Vogtle?

Today on “Political Rewind,“ what comes next for the Plant Vogtle expansion? The $25 billion project has been in the works for years, but the builders –...

August 04, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

Georgia Power Approaches Deadline On Fate Of Vogtle Nuclear Plant

Georgia Power spent $50 million dollars in April to keep construction moving at Plant Vogtle. That was the word from company officials Thursday at a...

May 11, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead
Jonathan Fensamaker walks from his RV to the convenience store where he works across from Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Ga. Fensamaker shares his RV park with many of the temporary construction workers at the plant.

At Plant Vogtle, Westinghouse Bankruptcy Means An Uncertain Future

Just up the road from Plant Vogtle, about 30 miles south of Augusta, sits Hawkins Rentals. Rows of RV campers hunch on sandy lots beneath longleaf pines...

April 21, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead
Plant Vogtle in Burke County, Georgia.

Bankruptcy Filing Casts Shadow Over Plant Vogtle

Plans to build two nuclear reactors at a Georgia power plant may be in jeopardy. That’s after the main contractor on the project at Plant Vogtle near...

April 12, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
Construction of the two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia.

Construction At Plant Vogtle Continues, For Now

Work at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle will continue for at least the next 30 days. That’s the word from the utility a day after Westinghouse, the...

March 30, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead

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