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Environment & Energy

kristopher

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5. Well, given that the present all-in number fm OP is $21 billion

Reply to 4dsc (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:34 PM

Jan 2016

...$35B is, I suppose, within the range of what is possible. The problem is that with the way CWIP funding works by saddling ratepayers with the bill for even failed projects, there is no reliable way to cap the costs of nuclear plants.

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What will it cost to build Southern Co.’s new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle? [View all] kristopher Jan 2016 OP

I lived in GA for 35 years and Blus4u Jan 2016 #1

I thought you were asking about bribes. bananas Jan 2016 #2

k&r n/t NeoGreen Jan 2016 #3

$35 billion is my guestimate.. 4dsc Jan 2016 #4

Well, given that the present all-in number fm OP is $21 billion kristopher Jan 2016 #5