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Monitors predict more Vogtle nuclear delays

Expansion further behind than company admits

Already years behind schedule, the first of two new reactors, shown at right above, is now expected to be in operation by the summer of 2022, at the earliest. - photo by Associated Press

vogtle — Already years behind schedule, the first of two new reactors, shown at right above, is now expected to be in operation by the summer of 2022, at the earliest. - photo by Associated Press

ATLANTA — Already years behind schedule, Georgia Power Co.'s nuclear expansion of Plant Vogtle is even further behind than the company recently acknowledged, independent state monitors and state regulators said.

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