Disputed Costs Now at More Than $950 Million for Nuclear Project at Plant Vogtle

Another $50 million has been added to a set of disputed cost overruns for the nuclear construction project at Plant Vogtle.

That brings the total amount to nearly a billion dollars, some of which Georgia Power ratepayers could be on the hook for. 

The overruns are related to a delay in federal licensing. The project’s primary contractors – Westinghouse and the Shaw Group – say Georgia Power and its partners should absorb the $950 million or so in extra costs.