Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Vogtle Cost Dispute Escalates to Lawsuit

Vogtle Cost Dispute Escalates to Lawsuit

Southern Co. disclosed Friday that a dispute surrounding licensing delays and design changes to new reactors at Plant Vogtle has moved from mediation to a U.S. District Court.

Westinghouse and a Shaw Group subsidiary claim that the reactors' owners should pay for $600 million in costs associated with design changes to the shield building of the AP1000 reactor, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, in addition to $244 million associated with project delays and $74 million for design changes to structural modules.http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2012/11/06/vogtle-cost-dispute-escalates-to-lawsuit-110602.aspx

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