GEORGIA'S ELECTRICITY SOURCES
For 2004
Coal....63%
Nuclear 27%
Gas......5%
Hydro....3%
Other....2%*
*Includes oil and renewables
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, as cited by Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 18, 2006
1 yr, 12 issues
March 11, 2008
* USS Georgia honored | Flag destined for state's namesake ship visits Lowndes
June 18, 2006
Georgia state legislature pushed PSC to encourage new n-plant build
... while publicly claiming indecision on whether more nuclear plants are needed, Georgia Power has been busily stacking the deck in favor of that approach. During the last legislative session, company lobbyists persuaded lawmakers in both houses to pass resolutions supporting construction of new nuclear plants. Although the resolutions are nonbinding, they were clearly intended to exert political pressure on the PSC to follow the Legislature's pro-nuke lead, and were cited by company representatives making their case before commission members.
[Source: Lyle V. Harris (Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial board), "Make utility pay own nuclear tab; Georgia Power may have a good idea, but not if ratepayers have to bankroll it", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 18, 2006, p. 6C]
September 3, 2004
* Georgia - I-131 misadministration (100 mCi vs 33 mCi), Riverdale
March 30, 2004
* Hatch - loss of a major offsite notification system for 13 minutes
September 10, 2003
* Pu Pit Plant - Bigger Econ Boost than Any Previous SRS Project
August 18, 2003
* Georgia - 30 mCi Am-241 Niton Analyzer stolen along with office equipment
May 23, 2003
* Maine Yankee's Reactor Vessel's Barge Stuck in High River Water near Savannah
* Barge Route to Barnwell for Reactor Vessel - Feds Allow Docking at Savannah River Site