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Atomic board limits input from Georgia environmental groups on nuclear units.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA)
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March 16, 2007
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Byline: Margaret Newkirk
Mar. 16--Georgia environmental groups will have a seat at the legal table as Southern Co.'s Georgia Power tries to get federal permits for two new nuclear units at Plant Vogtle near Augusta.
But it isn't much of one.
A three-judge Atomic Safety Licensing Board handling Southern Co.'s nuclear expansion application ruled Thursday that six environmental groups can have legal standing in the process of permitting Southern Co.'s new reactors.
But the groups will only be able to argue about the effect new plants could have on fish and water quality in the Savannah River.
The board refused to grant them legal standing to argue about a ...