▁On ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁N uc lear ▁Reg ul atory ▁Commission ▁( N RC ) ▁issued ▁an ▁Early ▁Site ▁Perm it ▁and ▁a ▁Limited ▁Work ▁Author ization . ▁ ▁Limited ▁construction ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁re actor ▁sites ▁began , ▁with ▁Unit ▁ 3 ▁then ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁oper ational ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁followed ▁by ▁Unit ▁ 4 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁pending ▁final ▁issu ance ▁of ▁the ▁Com b ined ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁Oper ating ▁License ▁by ▁the ▁N RC . ▁ ▁These ▁dates ▁have ▁since ▁sli pped ▁to ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁for ▁Units ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 4 , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁On ▁February   1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁announced ▁$ 8 . 3 3   b ill ion ▁in ▁federal ▁loan ▁guarante es ▁toward ▁the ▁construction ▁cost , ▁although ▁as ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Georgia ▁Power ▁had ▁not ▁av a iled ▁itself ▁of ▁those ▁guarante es , ▁at ▁first ▁await ing ▁the ▁construction ▁license , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁construction ▁stop ▁law suit ▁outcome . ▁The ▁expected ▁building ▁cost ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁react ors ▁was ▁$ 1 4 ▁billion . ▁ ▁Georgia ▁power ' s ▁share ▁was ▁around ▁$ 6 . 1 ▁billion , ▁while ▁remaining ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁react ors ▁is ▁split ▁among ▁O gle th or pe ▁Power ▁Cor p .,