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ATLANTA, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu will join Southern Company CEO Thomas A. Fanning and Georgia Power CEO W. Paul Bowers Wednesday, Feb. 15, for a tour of Vogtle units 3 and 4, the first new nuclear units under construction in the U.S. in a generation. Dr. Chu will deliver remarks highlighting the Administration's support for nuclear energy in a speech at the site. WHO: ? Dr. Steven Chu, U.S. Department...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Plant operators safely took Unit 1 of the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant offline shortly after midnight this morning for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. The last refueling outage for Unit 1 was completed in spring 2010. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO) Each unit at Plant Hatch requires refueling every 24 months. Aside from refueling the reactor and performing regular maintenance and testing,...
ATLANTA, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) today in a 5-0 vote approved Georgia Power's spending on Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4 for the period including Jan. 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO ) The construction costs of Vogtle units 3 and 4 are monitored by the PSC via monthly filings and construction monitoring reports filed every six months. Moreover, Georgia Power expects to provide...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EEI President Tom Kuhn hailed today's approval of the nation's first new nuclear operating license in more than three decades, calling the decision by federal regulators "a crucial step in revitalizing the role that nuclear power plays in the U.S. energy portfolio." "We commend the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for giving the green light to Georgia Power to build its new reactors at its Vogtle site," Kuhn said. "It is an outcome...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The announcement today by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it has approved the combined construction and operating license for Southern Nuclear's Plant Vogtle expansion project in Georgia is welcome news to America's Building Trades Unions. Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company, is making preparations to build two Westinghouse Electric Co. AP1000 reactors at the Vogtle site near Augusta, Ga. The two new...
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is attributable to the President and CEO of Westinghouse Electric Company, Dr. Aris Candris. "Westinghouse congratulates Southern Nuclear on the approval of its combined construction and operating license (COL) for Plant Vogtle by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. "The granting of this COL is yet another important step in constructing the next generation of new nuclear plants in the United States. The...
ATLANTA, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction is set to begin on the nation's first two new nuclear units in 30 years at Southern Company (NYSE: SO) subsidiary Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle, near Waynesboro, Ga. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted today to approve the issuance of the Combined Construction and Operating License (COL) for Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4, the first such license ever approved for a U.S. nuclear plant. Receipt of the COL signifies that full...
ATLANTA, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company will host a news conference Thursday to comment on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's vote on the company's application to begin full construction of the nation's first new nuclear units in 30 years at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO) WHO: Thomas A. Fanning, Southern Company, Chairman, President &...
As Final Arguments Are Filed, Southern Co., Obama Administration Fight FOIA Request to Figure Out Danger to Taxpayers in the Event of Default in Deal More Than 12 Times the Size of Solyndra. ATLANTA, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) believed to be within days of announcing the final federal approval of the controversial Vogtle nuclear project, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) has asked a court to stop more than...
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer Aris S. Candris has informed the Board of Directors that he intends to retire effective March 31. Westinghouse also announced that Dr. Candris will stay on as a Senior Advisor to Westinghouse. In addition, Westinghouse announced the formation of the Westinghouse Executive Office, effective April 1, with Jim Ferland appointed President and CEO...
