Two nuclear reactors in Burke County, Georgia. (1 Viewer)

[BHM]

President Obama announced $8.3 billion in loan guarantees Tuesday for two nuclear reactors to be built in Burke County, Georgia.

A new nuclear power plant has not been built in the United States in three decades.

The new reactors are to be part of an expansion of an existing nuclear facility near Augusta, Georgia, operated by Atlanta-based Southern Co.



http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/16/obama.jobs/index.html?hpt=T2


Clean power. Reduce our dependence on oil and gas.

 

[crosswatt]

President Obama announced $8.3 billion in loan guarantees Tuesday for two nuclear reactors to be built in Burke County, Georgia.

A new nuclear power plant has not been built in the United States in three decades.

The new reactors are to be part of an expansion of an existing nuclear facility near Augusta, Georgia, operated by Atlanta-based Southern Co.



http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/16/obama.jobs/index.html?hpt=T2


Clean power. Reduce our dependence on oil and gas.

My dad helped build that site. Cool way to be reminded of it...

 

[Bishop]

I was recently considering the jobs aspect of expanding our nuclear capacity, doing so safely being my main concern. Jobs for welders, pipefitters, etc. The segment of worker hardest hit during these times. Ïm reminded of the jobs created due to Bostons Big Dig, and sincerely hope some of these projects dont become similar troughs for various interests.

 

[mikaloyd]

Huzzah for low CO2 output. Boo for waste that isn't safe for as much time as humans have existed on Earth.:melt:

 

[Doobsdemons]

How does Ms. Hanoi feel about this?

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[Zztop]

took long enough

A second new nuclear reactor is completed in Georgia. The carbon-free power comes at a high price

The second of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia has entered commercial operation. Georgia Power said Monday that Plant Vogtle's Unit 4 is complete.

apnews.com

 

[St. Widge]

Holy resurrected thread, Batman.

 

[DCSaints_Fan]

Holy resurrected thread, Batman.

I think the Pyramids were constructed faster than this nuke plant,

And it wasn’t a new facility? It was just additional reactors at an already existing site?

We’re screwed.

 

[tenordas]

Government efficiency, baby. "Put your trust in us."

And some people wonder why distrust of the government is at an all time high.

EDIT: My mistake. I admit I didn't click on the article. Bad assumption on my part.

 

[CajunInVA]

Government efficiency, baby. "Put your trust in us."

And some people wonder why distrust of the government is at an all time high.

Read the article. Seems to have been a private venture. Where is the tie in you mention above?

 

[SWJJ]

Government efficiency, baby. "Put your trust in us."

And some people wonder why distrust of the government is at an all time high.

It was not built by the government, it was built by a privately owned company named Southern Nuclear. The project got delayed for multiple reasons, including a subcontractor, Westinghouse Electric Company (A division of Japan's Toshiba) filed for bankruptcy after the Fukushima event in 2011. Then the project sort of sat for a while in limbo. Add the complexities and safety requirements that go with dealing with Nuclear Power, and it's not a shocker that it's just coming online. It was actually completed a year or two ago and they have been runing safety tests and checks for a while before they brought it online.

 

[superchuck500]

It was not built by the government, it was built by a privately owned company named Southern Nuclear. The project got delayed for multiple reason, including a subcontractor, Westinghouse Electric Company (A division of Japan's Toshiba) filed for bankruptcy after the Fukushima event in 2011. Then the project sort of sat for a while in limbo. Add the complexities and safety requirements that go with dealing with Nuclear Power, and it's not a shocker that it's just coming online. It was actually completed a year or two ago and they have been runing safety tests and checks for a while before they brought it online.

Yeah, I'm not troubled by it taking 14 years to bring two nuclear reactors online.

 

[St. Widge]

Yeah, I'm not troubled by it taking 14 years to bring two nuclear reactors online.

It takes as long as it takes, but honestly 14 years is a really long time. I think Waterford III was built and online in 2 or 3 years. Certainly less than 5 years. And that was built from the ground up.

 

[superchuck500]

It takes as long as it takes, but honestly 14 years is a really long time. I think Waterford III was built and online in 2 or 3 years. Certainly less than 5 years. And that was built from the ground up.

Yeah that's fair - I suppose that its best to view these as utility business ventures. Sometimes business capital construction moves fast, other times it doesn't.

 

[jboss]

It takes as long as it takes, but honestly 14 years is a really long time. I think Waterford III was built and online in 2 or 3 years. Certainly less than 5 years. And that was built from the ground up.

From breaking ground to supplying to the grid it was about 11 years. I worked there for a year and heard stories from some of the old timers coming in to work the outage that were part of the construction that said the rules they had to follow in the construction phase were more than the operation.

Which really is saying something because it is absolutely insane how many rules and regulations they have in place for even the most routine jobs. Nuclear has to be the slowest pace of work in industry.