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As Final Arguments Are Filed, Southern Co., Obama Administration Fight FOIA Request to Figure Out Danger to Taxpayers in the Event of Default in Deal More Than 12 Times the Size of Solyndra. ATLANTA, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) believed to be within days of announcing the final federal approval of the controversial Vogtle nuclear project, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) has asked a court to stop more than...
ATLANTA, Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4 near Waynesboro, Ga., took a major step forward today when the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced it has certified Westinghouse Electric Co.'s AP1000 reactor design. Georgia Power, a Southern Company subsidiary, owns 45.7 percent of the new units. The certification brings Southern Company subsidiary Southern Nuclear one step closer to receiving the first Combined Construction and Operating License...
TUCKER, Ga., Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Oglethorpe Power Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas A. Smith and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth B. Higgins will discuss third quarter results during a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern on Monday, November 28, 2011. Investors, media and the public may view a live internet webcast or join via telephone. How to Participate: Joining Via Telephone: Domestic Toll-Free Dial-in...
Is DOE Hiding Miniscule Credit Subsidy Fee of 1.5 Percent ... Or Even Less ...for New Vogtle Reactors? Ignoring Need for Transparency After Collapse of Recent Loan Guarantee, DOE Continues to Refuse to Operate in an Open, Taxpayer-Friendly Way. ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After more than a year and a half of stonewalling by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) said this week that it will press ahead with its Freedom of...
TUCKER, Ga., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Among a host of challenges brought about by the nation's struggling economy, the subject of food insecurity has emerged as a dangerous and growing problem for almost one of every five residents in Georgia. According to the Georgia Food Bank Association, unemployment and underemployment are driving the increase in demand for food, with 27 percent of peopled served by partner agencies reporting they are seeking help for the first time in their lives....
ATLANTA, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company (NYSE: SO) subsidiary Georgia Power today announced in a filing with the Georgia Public Service Commission that Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4 are moving forward towards issuance of the combined construction and operating license (COL) around the end of 2011, with unit 3 becoming operational in 2016 and unit 4 in 2017. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO) The company filed the fifth semi-annual Vogtle construction...
TUCKER, Ga., Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Oglethorpe Power Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas A. Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Michael W. Price and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth B. Higgins will discuss second quarter results during a conference call at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, August 25, 2011. Investors, media and the public may view a live internet webcast or join via telephone. How to...
ATLANTA, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company (NYSE: SO) subsidiary Southern Nuclear has received the Final Safety Evaluation Report (FSER) from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's technical staff for the Combined Construction and Operating License (COL) for Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4 near Waynesboro, Ga. The commission staff has determined the Vogtle design is safe, meets all regulatory requirements, and is acceptable for issuance of the COL. This action allows the hearing process...
ATLANTA, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company subsidiary Southern Nuclear has received from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission a schedule for the completion of the licensing process for Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4 near Waynesboro, Ga., that supports the issuance of a Combined Construction and Operating License (COL) around the end of 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) The schedule calls for the COL Final Safety Evaluation Report to be issued in August...
TUCKER, Ga., May 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Oglethorpe Power Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas A. Smith and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth B. Higgins will discuss first quarter results during a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, May 19, 2011. Investors, media and the public may view a live internet webcast or join via telephone. How to Participate: Joining Via Telephone: ---------------------- Domestic...
