We can't wait for decades to solve our energy problems
Time is not on the side of nuclear power
PROMISES MADE,
BUT NOT KEPT.
Nuclear power facilities take many years to construct and bring online, almost always taking much longer than promised.
We can't afford to wait decades to address our power needs.
• 2009: The Georgia Public Service Commission approves construction of Vogtle Units 3
and 4, the first new nuclear reactors approved in the United States in decades. The
estimated cost is approximately $14 billion.
• 2013: Construction begins on the new reactors.
• 2017: Nuclear contractor Westinghouse Electric files for bankruptcy, largely due to cost overruns and delays associated with Vogtle and other similar projects.
Lessons from Georgia
• 2018–2022: Project costs continue to escalate, reaching over $29 billion, with repeated construction delays.
• 2023: Vogtle Unit 3 enters commercial operation, years behind schedule.
• 2024: Vogtle Unit 4 begins operation, completing the expansion approximately seven years late, at total cost of more than $35 billion.