The “Nuclear nightmares” graphic treatment accompanying the July 10 Associated Press story, “Building costs rise at US nuclear sites,” falsely implied that the nuclear projects currently underway are not being prudently managed and that safety-related issues may exist - neither of which is true.
First, when it comes to safety, nuclear power plants are among the safest and most secure industrial facilities in the United States and have operated safely in Georgia since 1975.
Second, nuclear construction cost and budget issues are not unique or unexpected among projects of this size and magnitude. Furthermore, here in Georgia, the Vogtle 3&4 construction project has Georgia Power in position to provide customers with up to $2 billion in potential benefits in the form of savings related to tax credits and lower interest rates. Additionally, the project is currently tracking under budget. Both of these points — which were included in the article — are not, in our opinion, characteristics of a “nightmare.”
Valerie Hendrickson
Georgia Power Media Relations Manager
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If nuclear power is so safe, economical, and reliable, why can't the industry get private insurance? The market has spoken.
http://video.pbs.org/video/2202847024
the only green energy that comes close to being clean is wind power, but the economics of wind power are so bad that, without full government subsidies, no windmill farm would be economically viable. further, despite what greenies say, they dont want windmill farms in their backyard. look at what happened in mass and conn when windmill farms placed a mile offshore were suggested. ted kennedy fought against it.
when you say things like, "pro-nuclear simpletons", you really show your inability to comprehend complicated situations. but hey, that great source of all knowledge, PBS, will supply it RIGHT!?!?!
Plant Vogtie, Waynesboro, Ga., $800 million over the $14 billion budget, so far.
Plant Summer, Jenkinsville, S.C., $670 million over the $10.4 billion budget, so far.
That's just so far, at this point, and the plants have a long way to completion.
We can't afford this. We pay for this, not the shareholders. Your electric bill is higher because of this.
i find it absurd that people are frightened of nuclear power because of antecdotal evidence.
i also find it astonishing that people are getting up in arms about the cost increases. i am an engineer, and we have a saying. Designing and building the last 1% of safety costs more than the previous 99%. groups have come out of the woodwork and have raised the costs of vogtle because of alleged safety issues. georgia power has tried to work with these groups and designed the last 1%. guess what, that increases costs and does not increase safety appreciably. the faults in both the japanese power plant and three mile island were not issues with the designs. no, the issue was because the government setup a crazy beuracracy within the power plant administration that no one on the group (i.e. in the control room with experience), could make a decision.
People like you are the reason nuclear power has opposition. You're an apologist. You can love the technology that's fine, but at least acknowledge its limitations.
Please get your facts correct on Fukushima.
if it's safe and tightly regulated I support them. But who thinks in Georgia anything is even moderately regulated considering who runs this state?