Georgia power nuclear plant vogtle. Georgia powers troubled nuclear plant vogtle project highly unlikely to meet current schedule and costs will rise another 1 billion monitor says. The company has also estimated its construction financing costs at around. Vogtle electric generating plant also known as plant vogtle v o el is a 2 unit nuclear power plant located in burke county near waynesboro georgia in the southeastern united statesit is named after a former alabama power and southern company board chairman alvin vogtle.
Bechtel was selected to complete the construction of vogtle units 3 4 in 2017. All images at2017 georgia power company. Georgia power is cutting nearly 2000 workers from its multibillion dollar nuclear expansion of plant vogtle as the new coronavirus continues to spread absenteeism grows and more than 400 workers.
Plant vogtle is one of georgia powers two nuclear facilities and is one of three nuclear facilities in the southern company system. As construction continues georgia power remains focused on completing vogtle units 3 and 4 with safety and quality as top priorities. Georgia power and southern nuclear are continuing to employ an aggressive site work plan as part of a strategy to maintain margin to the regulatory approved in service dates and the resequencing.
Georgia power owns 457 of the vogtle expansion and forecast its part of the total capital cost at around 85 billion. The final module lift for unit 3 at the vogtle nuclear plant in georgia involved the placement of the 720000 pound water tank on may 22 2020.