Last September, the Department of Energy announced they would conditionally commit to up to $3.7 billion in loan guarantees toward the project.

But Sarah Barczak, advocacy director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, it would be outrageous to keep“doling out even more corporate welfare at taxpayers’ expense for a failing nuclear project.”

The DOE issued $8.3 billion in loan guarantees for Vogtle in 2010.

Recently, Georgia Power announced a $2.3 billion cost increase for Plant Vogtle construction.

“Georgia ratepayers and federal taxpayers deserve to be protected. We urge you to discontinue federal loan guarantees until we know the future of Vogtle,” said John Hitchins, with Georgians for Energy Freedom.