VC Summer audit raised in Georgia hearings over fate of Vogtle nuclear project

The PSC heard testimony from several critics of the nuclear project as the testimony continued, including from free-market think tank R Street Institute, and the Southern Environmental Law Center.The commission is scheduled to issue its final recommendation on the project on Feb. 6.

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