尽管大约有2,000craft laborers从植物沃格特（Volt）响应冠状病毒大流行中，佐治亚州的Power认为，工作场所的生产力将保持足够高，以便公用事业能够满足计划在2021年11月和2022年11月的服务期间，用于建造的两个新的核部门，以建造在韦恩斯伯罗附近的两个新核部队GA。
如何ever, “The next few months will be pivotal as we adjust to a smaller, more streamlined workforce and seek to improve productivity,” said Tom Fanning, CEO of Southern Company, Georgia Power’s parent, during a Q1 earnings call held April 30. He added, “The safety of our workforce and the surrounding community remains paramount, and will continue to guide our decision-making at the site.”
总的来说，4月的劳动力减少将项目工人的数量从估计的9,000估计减少到大约7,000。
On May 4, Georgia Power reported that of the 696 Vogtle project workers tested for COVID-19 to date, there have been 185 positive cases. Of the 185 positive cases, 119 individuals had recovered, with the remaining 66 cases still active.
According to the utility, the project is utilizing worker distancing strategies such as adjusted break schedules and the suspension of large group meetings, along with providing an onsite medical clinic.
如何ever, in a May 5 appearance before the Georgia Public Service Commission, Stephen Kuczynski, chairman, president and CEO of Southern Nuclear, noted that social distancing is not always possible.
在这种情况下，“我们提供了其他缓解因素，例如口罩和其他清洁，” Kuczynski说。“但是我们要做的最重要的事情是，如果我们的任何劳动力都感觉不舒服，他们去了我们的医疗机构，我们将他们送回家。”
安排信心
Though November 2021 and November 2022 are the approved in-service dates for Units 3 and 4, respectively, the project team has been working under an “aggressive site work plan” to complete the two new nuclear units earlier than that. Under the current version of this aggressive plan, the project team expects to complete Unit 3 by May 2021 and Unit 4 by March 2022.
佐治亚州Power估计，第3单元的建设约为90％，而整个项目的构建约为80％。
During the April 30 earnings call, Fanning noted that construction at the Vogtle site during April “was challenged due to COVID-19 impacts, which put us slightly behind the aggressive site work plan.”
最值得注意的是，范宁继续，机械和电力分包活动与第3单元有关的活动“开始建立积压”，部分原因是劳动力缺勤率增加。
范宁说，在该项目的劳动力中削减了20％的削减之后，范宁说：“我们希望近期生产有所减少。”他补充说：“长期目标是提高运营效率和生产力。”
尽管联合19诱导的工作场所对“积极进取”的时间表产生了影响，但公用事业官员还是有信心Vogtle的新核电单位会准时上网。
在回答有关该公用事业公司对时间表的信心的问题时，在5月5日的露面之前，佐治亚州PSC（通过视频通话进行了传导）详细介绍了该团队最近的生产率如何使该项目处于良好状态以实现最新目标。
佐治亚州核发展副总裁戴维·麦金尼（David McKinney）说：“我们认为这个时间表是现实的，而且可以实现。”“我们已经有了一个理解的工作计划。”
重要的是，公用事业官员认为，按照最新时间表一致完成单位所需的生产率率大大低于该项目在过去一年中所取得的成就。
例如，库津斯基补充说，项目团队先前设定了每月完成约2％的施工目标。他说：“从本质上讲，我们平均能够在2019年整个2019年产生它。”
Kuczynski补充说，由于这一进展，该项目团队已经重新评估了满足当前时间表所需的每月费率，并且最近将该每月完成数字降低到仅1％。
“In our view,” he says, that rate “is clearly achievable based on our history that shows that we have done that consistently.”
