Southern seeks key NRC ruling to proceed with Ga. reactor project

Southern seeks key NRC ruling to proceed with Ga. reactor projectSouthern Nuclear is seeking a "no objection" finding from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that would allow the Plant Vogtle expansion project in Georgia to proceed while the agency studies a formal license-amendment request concerning concrete. The amendment involves raising the variability in the levelness of the concrete basemat of the site from 1 inch to 4 inches, and it would allow the use of additional concrete when the basemat is poured. The Augusta Chronicle (Ga.)