Vogtle georgia power plant. Plant vogtle is powered by two pressurized water reactors and has a total generating capacity of approximately 2430 megawatts. Units 1 and 2 at plant vogtle have operated since 1987 and 1989 respectively. Plant vogtle is one of georgia powers two nuclear facilities and is one of three nuclear facilities in the southern company system.
It is named after a former alabama power and southern company board chairman alvin vogtle. It has faced quality issues problems documenting work delays in completing detailed plans. Georgia power owns 457 of plant vogtle.
Three other project partnersoglethorpe power corp the municipal electric. On tuesday may 12 2020 the blue ridge environmental defense league bredl announced that part of the vogtle unit 3 nuclear power plant currently under construction in waynesboro georgia is sinking. As construction continues georgia power remains focused on completing vogtle units 3 and 4 with safety and quality as top priorities.
Georgia powers vogtle unit 3 achieves initial energization 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. Atlanta june 23 2020 prnewswire georgia power today announced a resequencing of certain planned activities at plant vogtle units 3 4.