That isnt an SMRAnd Vogtle is not the dripping roast you think...

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    That isnt an SMR

    And Vogtle is not the dripping roast you think it is


    Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Georgia SMR

    Two additional units utilizing Westinghouse AP1000 reactors began preliminary construction in 2009, with Unit 3 being completed in July 2023.[11][12] Natural-draft type cooling towers were also selected, and the two new cooling towers are nearly 600 ft (180 m) tall. During construction, the units suffered several delays and cost overruns. The certified construction and capital costs for these two new units were originally $14 billion, according to the Seventeenth Semi-annual Vogtle Construction Monitoring Report in 2017.[13] This last report blames the latest increase in costs on the contractor not completing work as scheduled. Another complicating factor in the construction process is the bankruptcy of Westinghouse in 2017.[14]In 2018 costs were estimated to be about $25 billion.[15] By 2021 they were estimated to be over $28.5 billion.[16] In 2023 costs had increased to $34 billion, with work still to be completed on Vogtle 4.[17]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogtle_Electric_Generating_Plant
 
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