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• Investing In Nuclear Energy Is A Smart Move

  As companies such as South Carolina Electric & Gas, Duke Energy and Georgia Power gear up to build a new generation of nuclear plants to meet the need for electricity, job opportunities in building trades will open up - By Clint Wolfe - The call to create new jobs may not be heeded elsewhere, but in the electric utility sector, the resurgence of nuclear power is doing just that and should serve as a nationwide model. ... Posted Jan 18 2010, 08:45 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Georgia Power, jobs, SCG&E, Duke, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Duke energy, Congress, economic growth, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, nuclear plant, new build, investing, clint wolfe

• Vendor Information Meetings Arranged For Plant Vogtle 3 And 4

  Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company, operates the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga., the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala. and the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga. - By Linton Levy - Georgia Power, Southern Nuclear and The Shaw Group... Posted Nov 06 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Georgia Power, meeting, Southern Company, Vogtle, Supplier, georgia, vendor, plant vogtle

• Southern Company Might Build New Nuclear Plant

  Georgia Power parent could initiate licensing requests as early as 2011 - Edited by April Murelio - According to a report by the Augusta Chronicle, Southern Company, which operates Plant Vogtle near Augusta, might build another nuclear generating plant and could initiate licensing requests as early as... Posted Jul 28 2009, 08:44 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, new nuclear plants, Georgia Power, Southern Company, Vogtle, nuclear, power, COL, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, combined operating license

• NRC Adds 20 More Years to Vogtle Licenses

  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday renewed the operating licenses for Southern Co's (SO.N) Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia for an additional 20 years. The new licenses for Units 1 and 2 will expire on Jan. 16, 2047, and Feb. 9, 2049. Southern submitted the application for the... Posted Jun 04 2009, 07:27 AM by Highrad with | with no comments Filed under: license extension, new nuclear plants, Georgia Power, Vogtle

• Georgia PSC Greenlights Georgia Power's $14 Billion Plan For Two New Vogtle Reactors

  Utility wins approval to build two 1102 MW AP1000 nuclear reactors at Vogtle site - By April Murelio - The Georgia Public Service Commission has approved two additional nuclear reactors for Georgia Power. Georgia Power filed its certification request with the Georgia PSC last August. The PSC held three... Posted Mar 19 2009, 08:30 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: new nuclear plants, Georgia Power, PSC, Vogtle

• Georgia Senate OKs Georgia Power Nuclear Plant Financing Plan

  Phased-in approach will also reduce the in-service cost of the plant by nearly $2 billion - By Mark McFadden - Georgia Power Co. would able to accelerate recovering the costs of a planned nuclear power plant project under legislation approved by the state Senate. Georgia Power officials say early cost... Posted Feb 12 2009, 11:39 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: financials, PUC, Georgia Power, PSC, regulations, legislation, politics

• Prebilling Nuclear Construction Saves Ratepayers Money And Creates Jobs

  The economic benefits of prebilling are substantial and long-lasting - By April Murelio - Don Beaver, chief operating officer of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce in Georgia, says allowing utilities to prebill nuclear plant construction costs protects credit ratings and ultimately lowers costs to their ratepayers... Posted Feb 11 2009, 10:45 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: new nuclear plants, financials, Georgia Power, investment, politics, jobs

• Georgia Power Finds Flaws In Nuclear Critics’ Claims

  Fears about the cost of collecting fees upfront for nuclear power unfounded - By April Murelio - Georgia Power has responded strongly to the company’s critics with facts and figures. Georgia Power contends that stern warnings about the costs of its proposal to collect fees upfront for nuclear power... Posted Jan 29 2009, 11:29 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: new nuclear plants, earnings, financials, risk management, Georgia Power, PSC, meeting, investment, politics, Hearing

• Georgia Power Nuclear Plan in PSC Hearings

  Still some speed bumps remain for new plants By April Murelio Georgia Power and the Georgia PSC discussed the utility's hopes of serving customers with future nuclear generation today. At issue were costs and other aspects of Georgia Power's planned nuclear expansion. While there were many differences... Posted Jan 13 2009, 12:57 PM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, new nuclear plants, Georgia Power, PSC