In the comments to 6 Years Late And 250% Over Budget: Georgia’s Newest Nuclear Plant | ZeroHedge1, at99sy notes:

100% the fault of union contracts. My brother was an electrician on a nuke plant in Alabama in the 70’s. They were not allowed to put up more than 8′ of hard pipe a day in an 8 hour shift. They come in 10′ lengths and it takes about 10 minutes to lay out and install one pipe. They had to hide for the rest of their shift. I spent 5 years as a Union metal framer, lets say that the guys in the bigger cities rarely break a sweat or get in a hurry. The big dig in Boston is a classic example of union construction boondoggles. Billions over budget and years behind schedule when it was finally done.

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