Huge win in GA as judge declares permitting of new reactors illegal

A Fulton County, GA Superior Court judge ruled on April 30 that the Georgia Public Service Commission acted illegally in violation of Georgia state law in granting a permit to build two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle. The court found that the Public Service Commission never outlined why the expansion is in the public interest, a requirement of Georgia law. The White house awarded $8 billion in federal loan guarantees for two new reactors at the site. But the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy challenged the PSC's licensing permit and won. The law suit "aimed to protect Georgians from unfair utility costs in connection with the proposed construction of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia," according to the SACE press release.