Georgia Power announced this week that the 1,114-megawatt Unit 4 nuclear power reactor at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia, entered into commercial operation after connecting to the power grid in March 2024.
The commercial start of Unit 4 completes the 11-year expansion project at Plant Vogtle.
Vogtle Unit 3 began commercial operation in July 2023.
The two new reactors bring Plant Vogtle's total generating capacity to nearly 5 gigawatts, surpassing the 4,210-MW Palo Verde plant in Arizona and making Vogtle's four units the largest nuclear power plant in the United States.
The commercial operating date is when builders hand over a reactor to the plant owner or operator, declaring the reactor to be officially in commercial operation.
Both Vogtle Units 3 and 4 use a newer reactor design, the Westinghouse AP1000.
Vogtle Units 3 and 4 are the first and only U.S. deployments of the AP1000 Generation III+ reactor.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/05/01/plant-vogtle-unit-4-begins-commercial-operation/
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