Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle Unit 3 is currently undergoing a series of important tests that will show if the reactor is ready to start working with nuclear fuel. The testing, which will last six to eight weeks, will serve as an important hurdle to getting the first plant online. The plant will also have to undergo some “remediation work” that should serve as the final step before becoming fully operational. If all goes well with the testing, the new Vogtle unit’s path to coming online will be RISING…
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The small town of Milner (population 1,000) in Lamar County, about 45 minutes southeast of Atlanta, saw its police chief and all five officers resign due to a a “lack of trust in the city council and mayor.” Chief Lamar Bunn accused Mayor Craig Timmons of placing a tracker on his personal truck as part of an odd saga that led to the resignations. Milner city officials say they’ll likely push to unincorporate, since the police were about the only service the county didn’t provide. The odd circumstances have Milner and its residents SINKING…
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