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The Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, also known as Plant Vogtle (/ ˈ v oʊ ɡ əl / VOH-gəl), [4] is a four-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia, in the southeastern United States.
The construction of Plant Vogtle’s Units 3 and 4 has been mired in budget overruns and delayed for years. ... This is not the first [Westinghouse reactor model] AP1000 to come on. Instead, it ...
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]
The expansion project to add Units 3 and 4 was first authorized in 2009 and has been hit with multiple delays and cost overruns ever since. Plant Vogtle Unit 4 nuclear reactor reaches 100% power ...
The $35 billion nuclear project is an investment in the future or a cautionary tale, depending whom you ask. Here’s more.
[3] [4] [5] The AP1000 design was seen as novel because of its simplified structure and use of pre-fabricated nuclear reactor parts that allowed for modular construction. Construction began on the units in 2013 after the design was approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. However, contractors lacked the requisite experience because the ...
With all four units now in operation, Plant Vogtle is expected to produce more than 30 million megawatt hours of electricity each year. Plant Vogtle Unit 4 nuclear reactor enters commercial ...
Plant Vogtle Unit 3 entered commercial operation on July 31, 2023, and is providing safe, reliable, emission-free energy to Georgia customers, according to a news release.