Georgia Power Calculates 'Go' and 'No Go' Options for Vogtle Units 3 and 4

SUGAR LAND--August 11, 2017--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--By the end of August, we'll know if the owners of the two-unit expansion at the Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Power Station prefer to finish building those units, or whether they want to cancel construction. Sometime later this month Georgia Power, principal owner of the unit additions and a subsidiary of the Southern Company (NYSE:SO) (Atlanta, Georgia), will file its estimated costs for both options, as well as its recommendation, with the Georgia Public Service Commission (Atlanta, Georgia).

Within this article: The shifting fortunes of the Vogtle Plant, and where the U.S. nuclear industry is headed as nuclear's competitiveness as an energy source faces mounting challenges.