The latest federal approval for the Georgia expansion project is a pivotal step for Southern Co. and the nuclear industry. Federal regulators cleared the way yesterday for Southern Co.’s nuclear ...

FILE - Unit 3’s reactor and cooling tower stand at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant on Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Georgia Power declared on Monday that Plant Vogtle Unit 3 ...

“This marks a big step for nuclear energy in our country and a key milestone for JEA as we work toward our clean energy goals,” JEA Interim Managing Director and CEO Vickie Cavey said in the news ...

Georgia Power announced Monday that Unit 4 at Plant Vogtle has entered commercial operation, producing enough electricity to power approximately 500,000 homes and businesses throughout Georgia. Vogtle ...

WAYNESBORO — At the crack of dawn on Monday, dignitaries and power company executives gathered on a rural Burke County hilltop overlooking Plant Vogtle for a celebration that was years delayed. On a ...

The completion of the second new nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle near Augusta has been delayed again, Georgia Power announced Thursday afternoon, and the company’s earnings will likely take a hit as a ...

Georgia Power has announced that the new Vogtle unit 4 AP1000 reactor has reached initial criticality, with the unit's in-service date now projected to be during the second quarter of 2024. Vogtle 4, ...

MACON, Ga. — Georgia Power has suspended a Tuesday afternoon alert, which was issued after a transformer caught fire, according to a press release from Georgia Power. An alert, which is the second ...

Georgia Power this week announced that Plant Vogtle Unit 4 has started hot functional testing, its next step toward reaching fuel loading. This testing is conducted to confirm the reactor is ready for ...

Georgia Power has said the unit is now expected to reach initial criticality during February and to be in service in April, a slight delay from the company's previous projections that the AP1000 unit ...

Georgia Power said it could handle the risks that came with building Plant Vogtle. Regulatory analysts said its case for building the new nuclear reactors was never clear-cut. In some ways, Southern ...