Latest Plant Vogtle Stories

Significant milestone for project vital to Georgia's energy future ATLANTA, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power has completed the placement of basemat structural concrete for the nuclear island at its Vogtle Unit 3 nuclear expansion site, a significant achievement in the building of the first new nuclear units in the United States in 30 years. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130314/CL77516 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO ) "This...

ATLANTA, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the media will get an up-close look at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle at the Annual Media Day on Friday, Dec. 7. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO ) Representatives from Georgia Power, Southern Nuclear and local emergency management agencies will be on hand to explain plant operations and emergency procedures. Attendees will be given a brief presentation at the Vogtle Visitors Center, which will focus on...

ATLANTA, Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The next generation of nuclear operators is being trained in the most modern nuclear plant simulators in the world, at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121126/CL18626 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO ) Over the next year and a half, more than 100 operators will be trained on the systems and integrated plant operations of the AP1000® reactor. This will...

ATLANTA, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power is continuing a proud tradition of employing veterans in key roles, as nearly 40 percent of the workforce at the Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4 construction site near Waynesboro, Ga., served as members of the U.S. armed services. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121023/CL98203 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO ) The company anticipates the number of veteran workers will increase as...

ATLANTA, Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Testing has begun on a major component in the construction of two new nuclear units at Plant Vogtle 3 and 4 - a 560-foot tall heavy lift derrick, one of the biggest cranes in the world. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120820/CL59398 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO ) The derrick, which will be used to move large pieces at the site of the first new nuclear units built in the United States in 30 years,...

ORLANDO, Fla., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Southern Company today received the 85th Annual EEI Edison Award, the electric utility industry's most prestigious honor, for the company's efforts in leading the nuclear renaissance. The company made immense progress toward building two new reactors at the site of subsidiary Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 by successfully obtaining the first combined construction and operating license in the United States in more than...