2 0 1 3 , ▁construction ▁on ▁Unit   3 ▁officially ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁pour ▁of ▁the ▁bas emat ▁concrete ▁for ▁the ▁nuclear ▁island . ▁This ▁operation ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 . ▁During ▁the ▁week end ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁contain ment ▁vessel ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁bottom ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁vessel ▁being ▁lifted ▁into ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁nuclear ▁island . ▁By ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁construction ▁schedule ▁had ▁been ▁extended ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 4 ▁months . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁bas emat ▁pour ▁for ▁Unit ▁ 4 ▁was ▁completed . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁approved ▁a ▁$ 6 . 5 ▁billion ▁loan ▁guarantee ▁for ▁Southern ▁Company ▁subs idi ary ▁Georgia ▁Power ▁and ▁O gle th or pe ▁Power ▁Cor p . ▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁initially ▁demanded ▁a ▁credit ▁subs id y ▁fee , ▁but ▁the ▁demand ▁was ▁ultimately ▁dropped ▁given ▁the ▁financial ▁strength ▁of ▁Southern ▁Co . ▁and ▁the ▁Vog t le ▁project . ▁ ▁Further ▁del ays ▁and ▁cost ▁increases ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁a ▁re vised ▁schedule ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁increased ▁del ays ▁and ▁cost ▁over run s , ▁contract or ▁C B & I ▁ex ited ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁West ing house ▁took ▁direct ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁as ▁contract or