▁the ▁Municipal ▁Electric ▁Author ity ▁of ▁Georgia ▁( ME AG ▁Power ), ▁and ▁Dal ton ▁Util ities . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁N RC ▁approved ▁the ▁construction ▁license ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁proposed ▁AP 1 0 0 0 ▁react ors ▁at ▁Vog t le . ▁N RC ▁Chair man ▁Gregory ▁Jac z ko ▁cast ▁the ▁l one ▁diss ent ing ▁vote ▁on ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁and ▁operate ▁the ▁two ▁new ▁nuclear ▁power ▁react ors , ▁cit ing ▁safety ▁concerns ▁stem ming ▁from ▁Japan ' s ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁F uk ush ima ▁nuclear ▁dis aster , ▁saying , ▁" I ▁cannot ▁support ▁issu ing ▁this ▁license ▁as ▁if ▁F uk ush ima ▁never ▁happened ." ▁One ▁week ▁after ▁Southern ▁Company ▁received ▁the ▁license ▁to ▁begin ▁construction , ▁many ▁environmental ▁and ▁anti - n uc lear ▁groups ▁su ed ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁expansion ▁project , ▁claim ing ▁" public ▁safety ▁and ▁environmental ▁problems ▁since ▁Japan ' s ▁F uk ush ima - D ai ichi ▁nuclear ▁re actor ▁accident ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁taken ▁into ▁account ". ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁law suit ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁project ' s ▁construction ▁contract or , ▁Shaw , ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Chicago ▁Bridge ▁& ▁Iron ▁Company ▁( CB & I ). ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁