The Vogtle nuclear power station being built in Georgia is now projected to cost its owners more than $30bn – more than double the estimated $14bn when the twin-unit project was approved in 2012.
A financial report from one of the owners revised the cost of the two Westinghouse-supplied AP1000 units at Vogtle in the US state of Georgia to $30.34bn
That amount does not count the $3.68bn that original contractor Westinghouse paid to the owners after going bankrupt, which would bring total spending to more than $34bn.
A financial report from one of the owners revised the cost of the two Westinghouse-supplied AP1000 units at Vogtle in the US state of Georgia to $30.34bn
That amount does not count the $3.68bn that original contractor Westinghouse paid to the owners after going bankrupt, which would bring total spending to more than $34bn.
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