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November 21, 2024
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NIA: Cost, Risk Sharing Needed to Grow Advanced Nuclear Pipeline
Lessons Learned from Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Could Put More Reactors at Existing Plants
With the completion of Units 3 and 4, the Vogtle nuclear plant is the largest power plant in the U.S. — nearly 5 GW — and the only nuclear site with four reactors.
With the completion of Units 3 and 4, the Vogtle nuclear plant is the largest power plant in the U.S. — nearly 5 GW — and the only nuclear site with four reactors. | Georgia Power
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The first new reactors built in the U.S. since 2016, Vogtle’s two units have come online seven years late and $17 billion over budget, leaving subsequent projects surrounded by perceptions of risk.
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