Power Demand from Data Centers Keeping Coal-Fired Plants Online

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 01:33:10 +0000

The power generation sector is looking at numerous ways to provide enough electricity to satisfy demand from data centers. Bloomberg Intelligence recently said its research shows data centers, buildings filled […]

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Nuclear Power Startup Plans 6-GW Fleet of U.S. Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:11:31 +0000

A Kentucky-based group has announced plans to build a 6-GW fleet of nuclear power stations in the U.S., looking to take advantage of bipartisan support for nuclear technology and the […]

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Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Win POWER’s Plant of the Year Award

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:39:38 +0000

Adding new reactors to the U.S.’s fleet of nuclear power plants doesn’t happen every day. In fact, prior to the addition of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, it hadn’t been done from scratch in decades

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Vogtle Unit 4 Achieves Commercial Operation, Now Largest Nuclear Power Plant in the U.S.

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:41:01 +0000

The road was long and the challenges difficult, but Plant Vogtle is now the largest nuclear power plant in the U.S., as Unit 4 was declared commercially operational on April […]

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Bill Gates’ TerraPower Ready to Build New U.S. Nuclear Power Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:29:03 +0000

A group established by Microsoft founder Bill Gates is preparing to begin construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants in June, according to the company’s chief executive. Chris […]

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Georgia Power Moves Closer to Loading Fuel in Vogtle Unit 4

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 22:14:15 +0000

The oft-delayed two-unit expansion of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia took another step forward on July 21, as Georgia Power said several tasks needed for Unit 4 at […]

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Another Delay for New Unit at Vogtle Nuclear Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 17:51:33 +0000

Georgia Power said commercial operation of the new Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle has been delayed for at least another month. The utility on June 16 said there’s a problem […]

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The POWER Interview: Miss America Talks Importance of Nuclear Power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:23:35 +0000

The U.S. nuclear power industry has an ally with a unique platform to spread the sector’s message of providing reliable, clean electricity. Meet Grace Stanke. She’s not just a student […]

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Unit 3 at Vogtle Nuclear Plant Reaches 100% Power Output

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 19:26:29 +0000

Georgia Power officials said Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle has reached 100% power output, as the first reactor in a two-unit expansion at the site in Waynesboro, Georgia, nears commercial […]

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Southern Company Cuts Its Cost Forecast for Vogtle Expansion, Provides Update on Project

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:00:05 +0000

In its third quarter 2022 earnings call presentation, Southern Company reduced its “Total project capital cost forecast” for Vogtle Units 3 and 4 to $10.383 billion from $10.453 billion, which is what it had reported in the company’s second quarter 2022 earnings call presentation. The company’s cost estimate reduction doesn’t mean that total project costs […]

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