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Southern Company's (SO) nuclear expansion of Vogtle Unit 3 could cost an additional $2 billion as it faces an unexpected array of quality issues, which might affect the overall project delivery time.
On March 6, 2023, Vogtle Unit 3 reached criticality for the first time. The unit was connected to the grid on April 1 and entered commercial operation on July 31. [64] [65] [53] [66] On May 2, 2023, Georgia Power announced that Vogtle Unit 4 had completed hot functional testing which confirmed that the reactor was ready for its first fuel load ...
The construction of Plant Vogtle’s Units 3 and 4 has been mired in budget overruns and delayed for years. When it comes online, Plant Vogtle’s Unit 3 will be the first new operating nuclear ...
U.S. energy firm Southern Co on Thursday reduced the cost estimate for its Georgia Power utility's share of two nuclear reactors under construction at the Vogtle plant in Georgia to $10.383 ...
On April 1, 2023, Georgia Power announced that Vogtle Unit 3 had made a connection to the grid and began supplying electricity for the first time, [81] and on May 29, Unit 3 reached its maximum designed power output. [82] Hot functional testing on Vogtle Unit 4 was completed on May 1, 2023. [83] It went into commercial operation in March 2024. [84]
Unit 3 is expected to go online sometime in 2023 and Unit 4 sometime in 2024. Oglethorpe Power owns a 30% share of Plant Vogtle, MEAG Power has a 22.7% stake and Georgia Power owns 45.7%.
The cost of two nuclear reactors being built in Georgia is now $28.5 billion, more than twice the original price tag. 'Outrageous' price tag: Plant Vogtle cost doubles to $28.5 billion as other ...
The initial plan was to bring Unit 3 online in 2016 and Unit 4 the year after. Unit 3 began producing electricity in April. The project has cost more than double the projected $14 billion.