Georgia power plant vogtle news. Georgia powers troubled nuclear plant vogtle project highly unlikely to meet current schedule and costs will rise another 1 billion monitor says. With plant equipment previously running on temporary construction power the completion of initial energization represents a significant milestone in the vogtle expansion. Read more georgia power and doe finalize 167 billion loan guarantee for new vogtle units.
Vogtle electric generating plant also known as plant vogtle v o el is a 2 unit nuclear power plant located in burke county near waynesboro georgia in the southeastern united statesit is named after a former alabama power and southern company board chairman alvin vogtle. The 2 million pound roof of the vogtle unit 3 shield building has been set into place at georgia powers nuclear expansion project near waynesboro georgia. Georgia power announced today that plant equipment for vogtle unit 3 is now energized or permanently powered which is needed to perform all subsequent testing for the unit.
Plant vogtle units 3 and 4 will be the first new nuclear units built in the united states in the last three decades. Georgia power announced today that plant equipment for vogtle unit 3 is now energized or permanently powered which is needed to perform all subsequent testing for the unit. Each unit has a westinghouse pressurized water reactor pwr with a general electric.
Georgia power is cutting nearly 2000 workers from its multibillion dollar nuclear expansion of plant vogtle as the new coronavirus continues to spread absenteeism grows and more than 400 workers. The ability to control costs and avoid cost and schedule overruns. But not limited to plant vogtle units 3 and 4.
The reliable emissions free power from plant vogtle will help jea continue to serve our jacksonville area customers with ever cleaner power into the future.