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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

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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

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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

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