The Vogtle plants are past that hurdle.
The new process separates challenges to the siting of the nuclear plant from the design of the plant. The Vogtle plants passed those parts already.
Many shovels of dirt have already been turned for site prep. Here is a pic of the new Vogtle site:
I’m far to cynical on this stuff, good to see some actual progress on a new nuclear plant.
As I understand it from a buddy in the industry, what this means is that they start pouring nuclear-grade concrete almost immediately, like this week.
As I understand it from a buddy in the industry, what this means is that they start pouring nuclear-grade concrete almost immediately, like this week.