Blaming lagging power-cable remediation work at Vogtle Unit 3 and an ongoing shortage of craft labor, Georgia Power in late October again revised the estimated completion dates for its two under construction nuclear plants.
The announcement of schedule extensions—and climbing construction costs—for the long-delayed nuclear expansion project in Waynesboro, Ga., comes as project co-owners contend that cost-cap measures put in place in 2018 to protect them from further unexpected financial impacts had been triggered.