Let the Super Scoop begin.

After twenty years of study, bureaucratic delays, environmental roadblocks and political shenanigans, the deepening of the Savannah River – the state’s most critical development project in decades — could get underway by the end of the year.

State and federal negotiators are putting final touches on agreements covering $706 million worth of environmental, engineering and financial responsibilities that the two will take on.

A boatload of Georgia politicians, including U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, will bask in the project’s long-awaited glory Wednesday as the documents are signed.

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A Korean Air plane takes off from Incheon International Airport in South Korea on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. The plane is chartered to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia. (Yonhap via AP)

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