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Georgia Power says fuel loading has begun at unit 4 the Vogtle NPP. Unit 3 began commercial operation at the end of July. Vogtle 3&4 are both 1,117 MWe Westinghouse AP1000 pressurised water reactors (PWRs). The two units were originally expected to cost about $14bn and to enter service in 2016 and 2017 but suffered a series of delays, including Westinghouse’s bankruptcy in 2017. The total cost of the project to build Vogtle 3&4 is now put at more than $30bn. Georgia Power owns 45.7% of the project; Oglethorpe Power Corp owns 30%; the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) owns 22.7%; and the city of Dalton owns 1.6%. The units will be operated by Southern Nuclear.

Date: Thursday, 24 August 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsvogtle-4-starts-loading-nuclear-fuel-11094343

The USA's first newly constructed nuclear power plant in more than 30 years is now serving customers - it reached first criticality in March, was connected to the electricity grid in April and is now officially generating electricity for customers, Georgia Power has announced.

Date: Tuesday, 01 August 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Vogtle-3-begins-commercial-operation

US Georgia Power has announced completion of a further step in the start-up and operation of the new nuclear units (3&4) at the Vogtle nuclear expansion site. Southern Nuclear, which like Georgia Power is a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company, has submitted documentation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC0 that is required by Southern Nuclear's Combined Operating Licence (COL). This includes all 364 inspections, tests and analyses that have been performed at unit 4 and all acceptance criteria, collectively known as ITAACs.

Date: Wednesday, 26 July 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfurther-progress-for-vogtle-34-11027773

Commercial operation of unit 3 at Power’s Vogtle NPP has been delayed for another month. Georgia Power said the unit 3 has a problem in the hydrogen system that is used to cool its main electrical generator. The company now estimates the reactor will begin operation in July. Georgia Power said the problem was a degraded seal and the reactor has been shut down while repairs are made.

Date: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsmore-delays-for-vogtle-npp-10952776

US-based Georgia Power says unit 3 at the Vogtle NPP has reached 100% power, marking a major milestone towards commercial operation. “This milestone marks the maximum energy the unit is licensed to produce in the reactor core and is the first time the unit has reached its expected output of approximately 1,100 MWe,” the company notes.

Date: Friday, 02 June 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsvogtle-3-reaches-100-power-10905409

US Georgia Power says unit 3 of the Vogtle NPP has been connected to the grid. Vogtle 3 reached first criticality early in March and is expected to begin commercial operation in May or June. Vogtle 4 began hot functional tests in March and is expected to enter service in late 2023 or early 2024. Both are 1,117 MWe Westinghouse AP1000 reactors.

Date: Friday, 07 April 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsgrid-connection-for-vogtle-3-10738614

Vogtle unit 3 began supplying its first electricity to the grid on 1 April, Georgia Power announced. The AP1000 reactor - the first new reactor to start up in the USA since 2016 - is scheduled to enter commercial operation by mid-year.

Date: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Grid-connection-for-Vogtle-unit-3

US Georgia Power says hot functional testing has begun at unit 4 of the Vogtle NPP, marking the last series of major tests before the initial fuel load. This will verify the successful operation of reactor components and systems and confirm that the reactor is ready for fuel to be loaded. The tests involve running unit 4 plant systems, without nuclear fuel in the reactor approaching normal operating pressure and temperature.

Date: Friday, 24 March 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsvogtle-4-begins-hot-functional-testing-10697154