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BREAKING: Owners Vote to Continue Vogtle Nuclear Project

September 25, 2018 admin bankruptcy, Business, dalton utilities, Georgia Power, jea, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, meag power, news, Nuclear, oglethorpe power, Southern Company, southern nuclear, toshiba, Vogtle, Westinghouse

Owners of the beleaguered Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project have voted—at least for now—to continue construction of two new AP1000 reactors at the site near Waynesboro, Georgia. Directors of the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) and Oglethorpe Power on September 24 each agreed the oft-delayed and increasingly over-budget project should move forward, although […]

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Vogtle’s Escalating Costs Concern Lawmakers, Stakeholders

September 20, 2018 admin Business, dalton, ferc, finance, Georgia, Georgia Power, jea, Markets, meag, news, Nuclear, opc, psc, Vogtle, Westinghouse

The Vogtle nuclear expansion’s “ever-escalating” cost is concerning several members of Georgia’s General Assembly, according to a letter sent to partners building the much-delayed project. Twenty lawmakers from both houses of state government—19 Republicans and one Democrat—sent a letter to the board of directors at Georgia Power Co., Oglethorpe Power Co. (OPC), and Municipal Electric […]

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World’s First AP1000 Nuclear Reactor Reaches Full Power

August 16, 2018 admin AP1000, Business, China, Georgia Power, haiyang, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear technology, sanmen, SCANA, southern nuclear, supply chains, Technology, V.C. Summer, Vogtle, Westinghouse

The world’s first AP1000 nuclear reactor—Sanmen 1 in China’s Zhejiang province—commenced 100% power operation for the first time on August 11, China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC) said. Sanmen 1 was connected to the grid on June 30. Earlier this year, China also put online Unit 5 of the Yangjiang Nuclear Plant on May 23, and Taishan 1, an EPR, on […]

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First AP1000 Nuclear Units Reach Key Milestones

June 22, 2018 admin AP1000, Business, fuel load, haiyang, initial criticality, International, new construction, news, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, Plant Design, reactor, sanmen, Technology, V.C. Summer, Vogtle, Westinghouse

Two Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plants being constructed in China have successfully completed significant project milestones. Sanmen Unit 1—the world’s first AP1000 reactor—achieved initial criticality on June 21. Initial criticality is a nuclear industry term meaning the reactor’s neutron population has remained steady from one generation to the next and the nuclear fission chain reaction […]

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First AP1000 Nuclear Units Reach Key Milestones

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