New nuclear reactor comes online in Georgia after years of delays

Sad that nuclear power has been so stigmatized. It’s by far the most enviormentally friendly high-yield power generation method.

Now if we could just get South Texas Nuclear Project back on track.

A typical nuclear power plant produces about 30 tons of used fuel per year. A similar sized coal-fired power plant produces 300,000 tons of coal ash per year.

the fact that nuclear reactors are being built in this country again is pretty huge. More nuclear plants means less need to rely on dirty coal.

Can’t believe they actually did it

We need more nuclear power, and ultimately fission/fusion power! It is the solution to the energy problem.

I worked on this project for 8 years. Great experience!

as an employee in the energy industry i feel obligated to inform everyone that in 30 years the workforce has completely changed and so has the technology that goes into the manufacturing processes. In conclusion whoever made these reactors it was probably their employees first time building one and there could have been improvements made to al older design that involves a new manufacturing process.

From $14 billion to $35 billion. Somebody's pockets got well lined.

Congratulations Georgia. Thank you for powering through all of these challenges to give us this.

Go Georgia

They didn't mention this, but Georgia rate payers have been front loading the cost of this project for years, including all of the cost over runs. It's a big scam that allows the monopoly electric utility to continue to raise rates on customers due to their own negligence. It's things like this that make voting for your PSC which sets rates and allows increases so important. The monopoly electric utility should be non profit. No monopoly should be a profit driven company that provides any kind of public utility.

I delivered a crane there 12 years ago. Seen this and jaw dropped. It wasn't even running until now?! Wow.

much cheaper electricity, hopefully we will see cheaper electric bills!

Has there ever been a nuclear facility that came in under cost?

Delays and massive cost increase is not something US specific, it is the same issue with new nuclear reactors everywhere. Long delay, cost increase multiple times of the initially expected cost. Flamanville in France, actual delay is 12+ years, cost increase from EUR 3.3 billion to EUR 19 billion. The French Court of Audit estimates the electricity production costs at 110 to 120 €/MWh, 3-4 times what competitive base-load generation would cost. Olkiluoto in Finland: 12 years delay, cost increased from EUR 3 billion to EUR 11 billion. Hinkley Point C in England: cost increase from EUR 19 billion to EUR 50 billion. None of the recently added nuclear power plants is competitive.

loooong overdue. we need 100 more units/reactors right now

1 gram of deuterium - Tritium = 10000 barrels of oil.

How is this good for the people when as soon as this thing is online Georgia Power increases rates TWICE!!!!!????

And mine and everyone else’s power bills have started to go up exponentially to pay for that overpriced pile of crap.