Plant Vogtle

Timeline of Events
- 1987 - Plant Vogtle Unit 1 goes online.
- 1989 - Plant Vogtle Unit 2 goes online.
- 2006 - Southern Nuclear begins planning to add Units 3 and 4 to Plant Vogtle.
- 2008 - Engineering, procurement and construction contracts are signed, outlining projected completion dates of 2016 and 2017 for Units 3 and 4, respectively. Total project costs estimated at $14.3 billion.
- 2008 - JEA signs Purchase Power Agreement with MEAG. JEA’s portion of project cost capped at $1.4 billion.
- 2009 - Georgia Public Service Commission and Nuclear Regulatory Commission approve construction.
- 2011 - First reports surface of construction delays, putting project five months behind schedule.
- 2012 - NRC inspectors report faulty construction with rebar in Unit 3, setting project back six months behind schedule.
- 2012 - Project contractors file $900 million suit against utility partners for construction design changes. Contractors are forced to repair welding on reactor components, pushing project to one year behind schedule.
- 2013 - Georgia Power requests approval for cost overruns, increasing cost estimate from $14.3 billion to $15.5 billion (8.4% increase)
- 2015 - Major contractor shakeups result in Westinghouse becoming sole construction contractor, helping resolve legal disputes about design change costs. Legal settlement increases project cost by $754 million.
- 2017 - Westinghouse files for bankruptcy protection and Southern Nuclear becomes main project contractor. New assessments push total project cost from $19 billion to about $23 billion and adjusts service launch of Units 3 and 4 to 2021 and 2022, respectively, although Georgia PSC analysts determine project is “no longer economic.” In light of the bankruptcy, a new unlimited cost-plus-reimbursement agreement is implemented without JEA approval, increasing JEA’s liability to more than $2.9 billion, an uncapped and rising amount.
- 2018 - Project owners learn completion of the half-built reactors will require an additional $2.3 billion. JEA and the City of Jacksonville file lawsuit against MEAG Power to be freed from Purchase Power Agreement—and uncapped debt obligations—as cost-to-completion estimates now exceed $30 billion.
- 2023 - Plant Vogtle Unit 3 goes online in July.
- 2024 - Plant Vogtle Unit 4 goes online in April.
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