▁Early ▁Site ▁Perm it ▁( ES P ) ▁for ▁two ▁additional ▁units . ▁ ▁The ▁ESP ▁determined ▁whether ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁appropriate ▁for ▁additional ▁react ors , ▁and ▁this ▁process ▁is ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁Com b ined ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁Oper ating ▁License ▁( COL ) ▁application ▁process . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Southern ▁N uc lear ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁submitted ▁an ▁application ▁for ▁a ▁COL , ▁a ▁process ▁which ▁would ▁take ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 4 ▁years . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Georgia ▁Power ▁Company ▁reached ▁a ▁contract ▁agreement ▁for ▁two ▁AP 1 0 0 0 ▁react ors ▁designed ▁by ▁West ing house ; ▁owned ▁by ▁T os hib a . ▁ ▁West ing house ▁partner ed ▁with ▁the ▁Shaw ▁Group ▁( B aton ▁Rou ge , ▁LA ) ▁and ▁its ▁Stone ▁& ▁Web ster ▁division ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁project ▁with ▁West ing house ▁responsible ▁for ▁engineering , ▁design , ▁and ▁overall ▁management , ▁and ▁Shaw ▁responsible ▁for ▁manufact uring ▁the ▁pre - fab ric ated ▁component ▁modules ▁and ▁man aging ▁the ▁on - site ▁construction . ▁ ▁The ▁contract ▁represented ▁the ▁first ▁agreement ▁for ▁new ▁nuclear ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁since ▁the ▁Three ▁M ile ▁Island ▁accident ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁it ▁received ▁appro val ▁from ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Public ▁Service ▁Commission ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Const ruction