1970: Georgia Power’s Board of Directors votes to build a four-unit nuclear power facility.
1989: Plant Vogtle two reactors are fully online at a cost of $9.2 billion, far more than originally projected.
2009: Georgia Public Service Commission approves Georgia Power’s request to begin construction on two new Vogtle reactors. State lawmakers and Gov. Sonny Perdue allow Georgia Power to pass on financing costs to customers before the project is slated to be completed in 2017. Outside groups and PSC staff warn about risk of higher costs and delays.
2011: Nuclear fee for financing added to Georgia Power bills.
2012: Contractors warn of project delays. Contractors sue Vogtle’s owners for more than $900 million. Georgia Power sues back.
2013: Georgia Power announces delays and increased costs, but says no further delays are expected.
2015: The company and construction contractors sue each other over delays that add more than $3 billion to the project and three years to the completion date.
2016: Georgia Power agrees to controls on the project’s costs and to short-term profit penalties if the project isn’t completed by the end of 2020.
2017: Project manager Westinghouse files for bankruptcy protection, eliminating some cost protections for project owners and their customers. Plug is pulled on a similar nuclear project in South Carolina. Georgia Power’s parent company discloses more Vogtle delays and costs.
2018: Georgia Power announces Vogtle’s cost will increase by more than $2 billion, some of which the company said it wouldn’t try to pass on to customers. Georgia Power’s Vogtle co-owners agree to stick with the project. PSC staff express doubt about the company’s latest schedule and warn it could lead to bad decisions.
2019: The Trump administration OKs $3.7 billion in loan guarantees for Vogtle, on top of $8.3 billion in loan guarantees made during the Obama administration. State monitors and staff warn about likely higher costs and more delays.
2020: Nearly 2,000 workers are cut from the Vogtle project as the pandemic grows. In late October, both Georgia Power’s retiring CEO and his replacement express confidence in meeting the latest deadlines.
February 2021: Company reasserts its ability to meet scheduled deadlines, but discloses additional costs.
March 2021: Company discloses more quality problems on project and efforts to solve them.
April 2021: Company says first reactor, slated to be in operation in November, won’t be finished until late December.
May 2021: Company says first reactor now won’t be in operation until sometime in the first three months of 2022.
June 2021: Independent monitor for state predicts first reactor won’t be in operation until the summer of 2022, at the earliest. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announces elevated review into quality problems and how they were addressed.
July 2021: Company announces more cost increase for its share of the project and extends timetable for each reactor by another three to four months.
August 2021: NRC rules that it should increase oversight of the project as a result of quality and control problems.
October, 2021: Company announces an additional three-month delay to its schedule, citing “construction challenges” and need for comprehensive testing to ensure standards are met.
November 2021: Company announces further cost increases.
December 2021: Independent monitors and PSC staff say total construction costs could rise another $1 billion and predict the first new reactor won’t go online until November of 2022 or even February of 2023 and that the second reactor will be finished a year later.
今天看两个新闻，一个是巴基的卡拉奇3号的华龙一号机组完成燃料加注，快发电了。
当然这不奇怪，我鳖憨厚老实，说要做到的事，那是肯定拼命做。
一个是格鲁齐亚的AP1000又要延期了。
2011年开始，格鲁齐亚屁民就开始在电费里交建设基金了。
2020年，前CEO拍胸脯，一切都在计划中。
2021年2月，一切按期完成，就是得加钱。
2021年4月，工期要晚一个月。
2021年5月，工期要再晚两三个月。
2021年6月，工期要再晚一个季度。
2021年7月，要加钱，工期要再晚一个季度。
2021年10月，工期要再晚一个季度。
2021年11月，加钱。
2021年12月，独立检查机构评估，加钱，最早完工一年以后。
我帝现在遍地都是诈骗犯，而且诈骗零成本，这尼玛屁民也太惨了。
Vogtle Timeline
1970: Georgia Power’s Board of Directors votes to build a four-unit nuclear power facility.
1989: Plant Vogtle two reactors are fully online at a cost of $9.2 billion, far more than originally projected.
2009: Georgia Public Service Commission approves Georgia Power’s request to begin construction on two new Vogtle reactors. State lawmakers and Gov.
Sonny Perdue allow Georgia Power to pass on financing costs to customers
before the project is slated to be completed in 2017. Outside groups and PSC staff warn about risk of higher costs and delays.
2011: Nuclear fee for financing added to Georgia Power bills.
2012: Contractors warn of project delays. Contractors sue Vogtle’s owners
for more than $900 million. Georgia Power sues back.
2013: Georgia Power announces delays and increased costs, but says no
further delays are expected.
2015: The company and construction contractors sue each other over delays
that add more than $3 billion to the project and three years to the
completion date.
2016: Georgia Power agrees to controls on the project’s costs and to short-term profit penalties if the project isn’t completed by the end of 2020.
2017: Project manager Westinghouse files for bankruptcy protection,
eliminating some cost protections for project owners and their customers.
Plug is pulled on a similar nuclear project in South Carolina. Georgia Power’s parent company discloses more Vogtle delays and costs.
2018: Georgia Power announces Vogtle’s cost will increase by more than $2
billion, some of which the company said it wouldn’t try to pass on to
customers. Georgia Power’s Vogtle co-owners agree to stick with the project. PSC staff express doubt about the company’s latest schedule and warn it
could lead to bad decisions.
2019: The Trump administration OKs $3.7 billion in loan guarantees for
Vogtle, on top of $8.3 billion in loan guarantees made during the Obama
administration. State monitors and staff warn about likely higher costs and more delays.
2020: Nearly 2,000 workers are cut from the Vogtle project as the pandemic
grows. In late October, both Georgia Power’s retiring CEO and his
replacement express confidence in meeting the latest deadlines.
February 2021: Company reasserts its ability to meet scheduled deadlines,
but discloses additional costs.
March 2021: Company discloses more quality problems on project and efforts
to solve them.
April 2021: Company says first reactor, slated to be in operation in
November, won’t be finished until late December.
May 2021: Company says first reactor now won’t be in operation until
sometime in the first three months of 2022.
June 2021: Independent monitor for state predicts first reactor won’t be in operation until the summer of 2022, at the earliest. U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission announces elevated review into quality problems and
how they were addressed.
July 2021: Company announces more cost increase for its share of the project and extends timetable for each reactor by another three to four months.
August 2021: NRC rules that it should increase oversight of the project as a result of quality and control problems.
October, 2021: Company announces an additional three-month delay to its
schedule, citing “construction challenges” and need for comprehensive
testing to ensure standards are met.
November 2021: Company announces further cost increases.
December 2021: Independent monitors and PSC staff say total construction
costs could rise another $1 billion and predict the first new reactor won’t go online until November of 2022 or even February of 2023 and that the
second reactor will be finished a year later.