Southern Nuclear

A nod to the people who helped build Plant Vogtle

A celebratory event touted the completion of Plant Vogtle and recognized the thousands of tradespeople who helped build it.

NRC approves nuclear fuel load at Vogtle Unit 3

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) authorized Southern Nuclear Operating Co. to begin fuel loading and operation at Vogtle Unit 3 in Georgia. The unit is the first reactor to reach this stage under the NRC’s combined license process. The decision moves the 1,117 MW AP1000 generating unit out of NRC construction monitoring and into the regulatory body’s operating reactor oversight

Southern Nuclear agrees to load accident tolerant fuel at Vogtle Unit 2

The fuel is designed to be more tolerant of changes in the reactor core.