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Plus living that close if something goes really south you won’t even time to say “oh s$&@“. Win winI grew up in the shadow of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant. No fumes, no weird smells, no coal ash collapses into the local watershed, just a siren at noon on the first Wednesday of each month. And cheap, reliable power.
More nuclear, please.
The site isn't necessarily advocating for it. They just mirrored the original article...Seems a bit odd for a site plastered with Trump coins to advocate for government control of nuclear power. One of the biggest issues with building a nuke plant in the US is the inevitable lawsuits filed by the green mafia. Those add to the costs and delay construction for years.
So do you think it’s possible that a site called oilprice.com might have a bit of an axe to grind with alternative energy solutions? Maybe a small one?The site isn't necessarily advocating for it. They just mirrored the original article...
Six Years Late And 250% Over Budget: Georgia’s Newest Nuclear Plant | OilPrice.com
How much was driven by federal interference? I’m shocked anybody would try to build a nuke plant or as in this case expand a nuke plant in the US now. I can absolutely tell you that the idiot government is directly responsible for a large amount of cost and schedule over runs in programs they meddle … er … overseeLet's say that they do have a bias. Is 6 years behind schedule and 250% over budget fake news?
OK. I don't disagree with your assessment about govt interference too much. But WTF does that have to do with the 6 year behind schedule or cost over runs being biased by the writers of the story? Didn't we see just last week that the Biden Administration went after new offshore oil drilling permits also?How much was driven by federal interference? I’m shocked anybody would try to build a nuke plant or as in this case expand a nuke plant in the US now. I can absolutely tell you that the idiot government is directly responsible for a large amount of cost and schedule over runs in programs they meddle … er … oversee
I don’t know the details why I didn’t dig into them as I figured it was a hit piece. But I can assure you that the fed can and will meddle into contractor work especially when the NRC is involved and add needless cost and delay. Happens weekly across the country in defense contracting.OK. I don't disagree with your assessment about govt interference too much. But WTF does that have to do with the 6 year behind schedule or cost over runs being biased by the writers of the story? Didn't we see just last week that the Biden Administration went after new offshore oil drilling permits also?
Southern Company has years of experience - Look up Plant Kemper - Kemper Project - WikipediaLet's say that they do have a bias. Is 6 years behind schedule and 250% over budget fake news?
Well, it is easy to pick on Westinghouse, but I think it is more sinister than that. I'm not sure there are many, if any, contractor groups in our country anymore that could pick up that task because we have basically lost an entire generation of engineers and designers since the nuclear construction programs shutdown in the 1980s.The Vogtle and V.C. Summer projects never had a chance for successful completion on schedule or budget. That is likely to happen when a contract for engineering, procurement, and construction is awarded to a company (Westinghouse) that is traditionally a vendor and supplier of NSSS systems and components but has NEVER constructed a nuclear plant. I can't believe that SCEG and Southern Co. snatched the bait.
Well, it is easy to pick on Westinghouse, but I think it is more sinister than that. I'm not sure there are many, if any, contractor groups in our country anymore that could pick up that task because we have basically lost an entire generation of engineers and designers since the nuclear construction programs shutdown in the 1980s.
Sinister may not be the best phrasing, but it is clear that engineering in this country has suffered because of the lost tribal knowledge and lack of promoting new talent to enter the field.I don't really think it is sinister as much as it is pizz poor performance. They had thousands of craft on site continuously that could not work due to lack of drawings, parts, major components, etc.
Sinister may not be the best phrasing, but it is clear that engineering in this country has suffered because of the lost tribal knowledge and lack of promoting new talent to enter the field.
At this point, the US may just need to consider biting the bullet and allowing some of these foreign countries to do the actual design work and oversight, while they use these nuclear construction sites as training grounds for a bunch of field engineers, technicians and craftsmen.
There needs to be a reversion to paying the people and focusing on the people that actually turn the screws and do the heavy lifting. The bean counters, lawyers and others that add no value to the final product have been overcompensated and the craftsmen and engineers have been underappreciated.IMHO, the real shortage of quality engineering and construction experience is in some of the management and executive positions where MBA's and bean counting are treated more important than engineering backgrounds. End of rant.
Let's say that they do have a bias. Is 6 years behind schedule and 250% over budget fake news?
I admit that I witnessed similar incidents myself. It annoys the hell out of me, also. There is work that needs to done by the unions and that needs to be communicated to them that this sort of stonewalling only hurts them. However, even with that, I can point to engineering and management decisions being just as frustrating, if not more frustrating. There is enough blame to go around.Another issue is that labor will be union, and that's a whole different can of worms. Which trade is supposed to do this and that leading to featherbedding and work stoppages. We installed a system in a plant. A very simple installation because I bought an equipment rack identical to the one in the plant and the system was installed in it in our shop - everything including cabling made to fit. We went through an entire 8 hour shift monitoring the installation, and it was no where finished at the end of the shift. If you tried to show the guys what to do, you got "I see non-union hands in this cabinet" etc. Two guys came in on the night shift, sat back, and let us work, Done and checked out in a couple of hours. Unions don't want a construction job to end, and they work to see that it doesn't end.