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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Unit 2 of the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant resumed generating electricity on Oct. 29 around 4:30 p.m. EDT after a scheduled maintenance outage was completed safely and successfully. The maintenance outage began Oct 22, 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) The primary focus of the maintenance outage was to replace a relief valve inside the dry well of containment. Also during the seven day outage, Plant Hatch...
CTS has been named Southern Company’s IT Mid-Size Supplier of the year during the annual Shared Success awards held at the Georgia Aquarium on Oct. 6.The annual awards, created by Southern Company, recognize exceptional collaboration and account management performance. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) October 26, 2011 CTS has been named Southern Company’s IT Mid-Size Supplier of the year during the annual Shared Success awards held at the Georgia Aquarium on Oct. 6.The annual awards,...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Plant operators safely took Plant Hatch Unit 2 offline around midnight Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 for a scheduled maintenance outage. The primary focus of the maintenance outage is to replace a relief valve inside the drywall of containment. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO) Plant Hatch Unit 1 will continue to safely generate electricity while Unit 2 is offline. About Southern Nuclear: Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Unit 2 of the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga., resumed generating electricity on Oct. 12 at 2:30 p.m. EDT after a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage was completed safely and successfully. The refueling outage began Sept. 18, 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO) During this outage, routine maintenance and refueling activities took place as well as several equipment reliability...
Is DOE Hiding Miniscule Credit Subsidy Fee of 1.5 Percent ... Or Even Less ...for New Vogtle Reactors? Ignoring Need for Transparency After Collapse of Recent Loan Guarantee, DOE Continues to Refuse to Operate in an Open, Taxpayer-Friendly Way. ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After more than a year and a half of stonewalling by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) said this week that it will press ahead with its Freedom of...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Plant operators safely took Unit 2 of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant offline early Sunday morning, Oct. 9 for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. Unit 2 completed 231 days of continuous operation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) Each unit at Plant Farley requires refueling every eighteen months. Aside from refueling the reactor and performing regular maintenance and testing work, during the current...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Nuclear Chairman, President and CEO Stephen Kuczynski announced today that Danny G. Bost has been elected chief nuclear officer, effective Oct. 17. Bost will be the executive responsible for the overall performance of Southern Nuclear's six operating plants. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO) Bost will replace Jeff Gasser who has held the position since 2004. Gasser will report to the Institute of Nuclear...
ATLANTA, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company executives testified this week that Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements have been met for issuing the Combined Construction and Operating License (COL) for the nation's first new nuclear units in 30 years at Plant Vogtle, near Waynesboro, Ga. The mandatory hearing at NRC headquarters in Rockville, Md., successfully concluded Wednesday, ending two days of testimony from NRC staff, commissioners and executives from...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Nuclear Chairman, President and CEO Stephen Kuczynski announced today that Thomas (Tom) A. Lynch has been elected site vice president of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala., effective Sept. 28. Lynch will be senior executive at the site responsible for Plant Farley's performance. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) "Tom's leadership and experience in operating successful nuclear facilities...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Plant operators safely took Unit 2 of the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant offline shortly after 5 a.m. EDT on Sept. 18 for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. Unit 2 completed 528 days of continuous operation since its last refueling outage in the spring of 2010. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) Each unit at Plant Vogtle requires refueling every 18 months. Aside from refueling the reactor and...
