Category Archives: Construction delays

Event Report and update: Vogtle rebar doesn’t meet standards, may push back construction schedule and add to cost of new reactors

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

Sometimes there’s just not enough detail on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Event Reports page. This morning, Shaw Nuclear Services and subcontractor Joseph Oat Corporation of Charlotte, North Carolina, reported to the NRC what was described as “a noncompliance associated with the … Continue reading →

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Construction pushed back another four years on new Florida nuke

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Progress Energy announced Tuesday another delay in its plan to build two new nuclear power plants at a site in western Florida. The Levy power plant had originally been scheduled to open 2016, but with Tuesday’s announcement, it appears that … Continue reading →

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NRC to vote this afternoon on license for two new reactors for South Carolina nuke

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is meeting this afternoon in Maryland and is expected to vote on licensing for two new reactors at the V. C. Summer nuclear power plant in South Carolina. The meeting begins at 1:25 Eastern Time. In … Continue reading →

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“We can’t make the numbers work,” says chief nuclear officer for Exelon; Will rising construction costs and cheaper alternatives doom the Nuclear Renaissance?

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

An in-depth article in this morning’s Tampa Bay Times lays out the case against building new nuclear power plants: Building a nuclear plant is not the cheapest way to keep the lights on. Not with such low natural gas prices. Not … Continue reading →

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Construction errors halt construction of new Tennessee nuke; Workers removed parts from operating reactor

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported today: TVA has ordered an unpaid safety work stoppage at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant for about 1,000 contract workers after finding cables had been erroneously removed from Unit 1 — the operating reactor — … Continue reading →

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New report: U.S. ‘nuclear renaissance’ unlikely after Fukushima

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

(Is it just me, or is there something about this picture of one of the containment buildings at Fukushima that’s just a little reminiscent of Norman Bates’ mother’s house in Psycho?) The Los Angeles Times just reported: A new study … Continue reading →

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Big news: NRC suspends consideration of STP expansion over foreign ownership

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

The San Antonio Express-News just reported: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has suspended its review of the foreign ownership portion of the application to expand the South Texas Project nuclear plant over concerns that the owners haven’t done enough to ensure … Continue reading →

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Or then again, maybe not: State watchdog says Georgia nuke expansion might be delayed

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

The piece I just posted on the impending approval of the two new units at the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia might have been ‘happy talk’ by Georgia Power’s parent company, Southern Co. They may have been attempting to … Continue reading →

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TVA announces layoff of 800 workers, citing slow progress on building new reactor

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

I missed this story last week. On Thursday, October 20, Bloomberg Businessweek reported: The Tennessee Valley Authority and a contractor announced Wednesday they are laying off about 600 temporary construction workers and an additional 200 support staff after unsatisfactory progress … Continue reading →

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