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FR: NRC: FEIS Vogtle ESP

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:34:12 -0000

Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Availability of Errata Sheet for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for an Early Site Permit (ESP) Application at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Site

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Group objects to early site permit - The Augusta Chronicle

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:36:44 -0000

A consortium of environmental groups will continue its challenge to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's pending approval for an early site permit that would allow construction of two new reactors at Plant Vogtle.

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy contends that the commission overlooked key issues -- such as the impact of the huge volumes of water the new reactors would use -- in determining that there are no significant environmental impacts that would prevent an early site permit from being issued.

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FR: NRC: (EIS) for an Early Site Permit (ESP) Application at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:22:01 -0000

Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an Early Site Permit (ESP) Application at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Site

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Environmental groups challenge new Vogtle reactors plan 082108 - The Augusta Chronicle

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:27:08 -0000

A consortium of environmental groups will continue its challenge to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's pending approval for an early site permit that would allow construction of two new reactors at Plant Vogtle.

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy contends the commission overlooked key issues - such as the impact of huge volumes of water the new reactors would use - in determining there are no significant environmental impacts that would prevent an early site permit from being issues.

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Two new reactors at Vogtle could cost up to $14 billion

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:48:17 -0000

Two new reactors at the Vogtle site could cost up to $14 billion, Georgia Power said in an integrated resource plan filed August 1 with the Georgia Public Service Commission. Georgia Power said in the filing that its 45.7% share of the new reactors would cost about $4.4 billion if the PSC allows it to include the costs in its rate base as construction progresses. The Southern Co. subsidiary added, however, that if it is not allowed to do that, its costs for the two AP1000s would increase almost 30% to $6.4 billion.

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Has the time come for nuclear power? No: Price is high in so many ways | ajc.com

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:54:55 -0000

Georgia Power and its utility partners Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Oglethorpe Power and Dalton Utilities are headed toward a nuclear relapse, betting billions of ratepayer and taxpayer dollars on nuclear power when the dollar is down, when filling up the gas tank is painful, when droughts have become the norm, and when the threat of climate change cannot be ignored.

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FR Doc: NRC: License Nos. DPR-57 and NPF-5 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:36:20 -0000

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia; City of Dalton, GA [Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 ] Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment To Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing

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NRC: News Release - Region II - 2008-040 - NRC Conducting Special Inspection at Hatch Nuclear Plant

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:06:44 -0000

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is conducting a special inspection at the Hatch nuclear plant to assess the failure of one of the emergency diesel generators associated with Hatch Unit 1. The Hatch plant is located near the town of Baxley in south Georgia and is operated by Southern Nuclear Operating Company.

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Cold War-era nuclear waste set to roll through Georgia | ajc.com

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:37:45 -0000

Regular shipments of radioactive waste left over from the Cold War era may begin this fall with trucks moving through northwest Georgia en route to New Mexico.

The estimated 60 to 120 truckloads a year of waste from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee will be buried nearly a half-mile deep in an underground salt formation. The transports to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., are expected to take three years, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The shipments are awaiting approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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JEA eyes stake in Georgia nuclear power plant - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

Tue, 20 May 2008 18:23:33 -0000

Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) is looking to enter a 20-year contract to buy nuclear power from a yet-to-be-built plant near Augusta, Ga.

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Jacksonville.com: Georgia: Story: New reactors to mean higher utility bills

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:00:09 -0000

ATLANTA - Georgia Power said on Wednesday that its customers' bills would rise $12 a month starting in 2018 if the utility gains state and federal approvals to build two new 1,100 megawatt nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro.

That projected increase is based on the utility's $6.4 billion share of constructing the new reactors, the company said in a news release.

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Georgia Power to pay $6.4B for new nuclear reactors | ajc.com

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:49:04 -0000

Georgia Power will pay approximately $6.4 billion to Westinghouse Electric to build its share of two proposed 1,100-megawatt nuclear reactors at the utility's Vogtle plant south of Augusta, the utility said Wednesday.

If approved, the plants promise customers higher power bills starting in 2018 . Customers would pay an additional $12 a month on a typical 1,000 kilowatt-hour bill, the company said. That amount is expected to decline over time, the company said.

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Environmentalists speak against adding reactors 042808 - The Augusta Chronicle

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:07:29 -0000

A proposal to add two new reactors to Plant Vogtle drew praise from politicians and economic developers Sunday but brought renewed concerns from environmentalists over the reactors' potential impact on dwindling water supplies.

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A boon for Vogtle 042708 - The Augusta Chronicle

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:15:13 -0000

The federal Atomic Safety and Licensing Board is holding sessions today and Monday in Augusta to hear any environmental concerns over the proposed construction of two additional nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro.

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