Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Second new Vogtle nuclear reactor begins splitting atoms

Georgia Power has begun splitting atoms to produce heat inside the second of its two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle, a key milestone toward completion of the long-delayed project. The step known ...

Here is Why the Southern Company (SO) is a Good Option to Invest in the Nuclear Space

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) is included among the 13 Best Nuclear Power Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. The Southern Company (NYSE:SO), through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Vibrations at second new Vogtle nuclear reactor trigger new delay

The completion of the second new nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle near Augusta has been delayed again, Georgia Power announced Thursday afternoon, and the company’s earnings will likely take a hit as a ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

Is Vogtle the dawn of a new nuclear age or a costly warning sign?

WAYNESBORO — At the crack of dawn on Monday, dignitaries and power company executives gathered on a rural Burke County hilltop overlooking Plant Vogtle for a celebration that was years delayed. On a ...
CSR Wire

Vogtle Unit 3 Goes Into Operation

Georgia Power declared today that Plant Vogtle Unit 3 has entered commercial operation and is now serving customers and the State of Georgia. The new unit represents a long-term investment in the ...
Power Engineering

Fire sparks alert at Vogtle, but officials say no safety threat as reactors unaffected

Vogtle Unit 2. Source: NRC. WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s largest nuclear plant declared an emergency alert Tuesday after an electrical transformer caught fire. The fire, described as small by ...
The Telegraph

Georgia’s Vogtle plant could herald the beginning — or end — of a new nuclear era

Few issues are as divisive among American environmentalists as nuclear energy. But this well-worn debate may not actually be the one that determines the future of nuclear energy in the United States.
CSR Wire

Vogtle Unit 4 Connects to Electric Grid for the First Time

Georgia Power announced on March 1 that Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Georgia, has achieved another major milestone in startup testing by generating electricity and ...
Ledger-Enquirer

Georgia Power Plant Vogtle nuclear reactor back in service after valve issue shut it down

A nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle that operators shut down last week is back in service and sending power to the electric grid, Georgia Power officials reported Wednesday. Unit 3 at the nuclear plant ...
Yahoo

Gov. Kemp tours Plant Vogtle, now the largest provider of clean energy in the U.S.

Georgia is now the largest provider of clean energy in the country. Gov. Brian Kemp visited Plant Vogtle on Wednesday to see the nuclear plant decades in the making for himself. “We are the only state ...
AOL

Plant Vogtle Unit 4 connects to electric grid for the first time, says Georgia Power

Georgia Power announced on Friday that Unit 4 at Plant Vogtle is generating electricity, successfully synchronizing and connecting to the electric grid for the first time. This step follows initial ...