www.wsj.com /business/energy-oil/a-massive-u-s-nuclear-plant-is-finally-complete-it-might-be-the-last-of-its-kind-0c0f6e44A Massive U.S. Nuclear Plant Is Finally Complete. It Might Be the Last of Its Kind.
Jennifer Hiller1-1 minutesCost overruns and delays at Southern Co.’s Plant Vogtle pushed U.S. nuclear power in a different direction
A new nuclear reactor reached commercial operation in Georgia on Monday, completing a project whose delays and sticker shock helped upend the near-term prospects for nuclear power in the U.S.
The first two reactors at Plant Vogtle, operated by Southern Co., opened in the 1980s. Adding two new reactors cost more than $30 billion, more than twice the initial estimates, and are a major reason no other large nuclear-power facilities are under development in the U.S. and the industry focus has shifted to smaller designs.
