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Hot Functional Testing Begins on Unit 4 at Vogtle Nuclear Plant

March 21, 2023 admin 0 Comments Georgia Power, hot functional testing, Nuclear, reactor, Vogtle, westinghouse ap1000

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:06:43 +0000

Georgia Power announced that hot functional testing for Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear power plant has begun, as the utility moves closer to bringing both reactors of the two-unit expansion at the facility online. Hot functional testing marks the last series of major tests for Unit 4 prior to the initial loading of fuel […]

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Vogtle 3 Reaches Initial Criticality, Marking Pivotal Nuclear Startup Milestone

March 6, 2023 admin AP1000, Business, full coverage, Georgia Power, news, Nuclear, Southern Co., Technology, timeline, Vogtle

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 23:59:35 +0000

Vogtle 3, one of two 1,117-MW Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors Southern Nuclear Operating Co. is building in Georgia, has reached initial criticality. The event marks a pivotal milestone for the Generation III+ pressurized water reactor (PWR)—the first of its kind built in the U.S. “Initial criticality is a key step during the startup testing sequence […]

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Vogtle Unit 3 In-Service Date Slides to May or June

February 16, 2023 admin Business, Construction, Georgia Power, news, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, power, Southern Company, Vogtle

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:09:21 +0000

Southern Company said in its annual report filing issued on Feb. 16 that remediating certain equipment and component issues will force the projected in-service date for Plant Vogtle Unit 3 to be pushed out to May or June 2023. “The projected schedule for Unit 3 primarily depends on the progression of final component and pre-operational […]

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How to Reduce Risks at Distribution Pole Storage Sites

December 1, 2022 admin Georgia Power, news, power, power poles, Safety, storage, T&D

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:08:00 +0000

Working with and around electrical distribution system poles is dangerous. Georgia Power has taken a proactive approach to reducing the risk, keeping safety first in its operations. In the electric utility

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Southern Company Cuts Its Cost Forecast for Vogtle Expansion, Provides Update on Project

October 27, 2022 admin Business, Construction, full coverage, Georgia Power, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, plant vogtle, power, Southern Company

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:00:05 +0000

In its third quarter 2022 earnings call presentation, Southern Company reduced its “Total project capital cost forecast” for Vogtle Units 3 and 4 to $10.383 billion from $10.453 billion, which is what it had reported in the company’s second quarter 2022 earnings call presentation. The company’s cost estimate reduction doesn’t mean that total project costs […]

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Vogtle 3 Gets NRC’s Approval to Begin Operation in Significant Regulatory Milestone for U.S. Nuclear Industry

August 3, 2022 admin AP1000, Business, col, combined license, Fuel, full coverage, Georgia Power, Legal & Regulatory, news, NRC, Nuclear, part 52, southern co. southern nuclear, Technology, Vogtle

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:38:15 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) the green light to load fuel and begin the operation of an AP1000 nuclear reactor at Vogtle 3. The authorization makes Vogtle 3 the first reactor in the nation to reach the milestone as part of the regulator’s Part 52 combined license process. […]

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Southern Company: A History of a Prolific Power Technology Pioneer

July 31, 2022 admin alabama power, Business, carbon emissions, Coal, combined cycle, decarbonization, Energy, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, gas power, Georgia Power, History, Hydro, mississippi power, natural gas, net-zero, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Research and Development, Solar, Southern Company, southern power, Technology, tom fanning, Vogtle, Water, Wind, workforce

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:18:32 +0000

Atlanta-based energy giant Southern Co. has rapidly evolved to keep in step with the evolution of power. As part of its corporate growth, the company has notably pioneered technologies that have reshaped

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Wins for Clean Energy in Georgia, But More Action Needed on Rooftop Solar

July 24, 2022 admin clean power, Georgia, Georgia Power, georgia solar energy, net metering, policy & politics, seia, Solar energy, solar industries association (seia), solar net metering, tim echols

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 01:36:15 +0000

Georgia Public Service Commission votes unanimously to establish clean energy working group, but rejects expansion of popular rooftop solar program

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Plant Bowen Will Showcase Largest Coal Ash Beneficial Use Project in the U.S.

July 6, 2022 admin beneficial use, Business, cement, Coal, coal ash, Construction, Environmental, full coverage, Georgia Power, news, Technology, Water

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:47:20 +0000

Georgia Power will harvest 9 million tons of coal ash landfilled at its 3.4-GW Plant Bowen station in Bartow County, Georgia, and beneficially use it in concrete for major regional construction projects. The project, announced on June 29, will be the “ single largest beneficial use project of its kind in the U.S., and the largest […]

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Southern Co. Gas-Fired Demonstration Validates 20% Hydrogen Fuel Blend

June 16, 2022 admin Business, dln, engineering, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, gas turbine, Georgia Power, hydrogen, m501g, mitsubishi power, natural gas fuel blend, nedo, news, plant mcdonough-atkinson, Research and Development, Southern Co., Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:50:51 +0000

A demonstration project at Georgia Power’s 2.5-GW natural gas–fired Plant McDonough-Atkinson facility has validated a natural gas fuel blend with 20% hydrogen by volume on one of its six Mitsubishi Power advanced-class gas turbines. The test, one of the largest of its kind to date, provided an approximately 7% reduction in carbon emissions compared to […]

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