Connecting to the grid is another step in the ongoing startup testing for Unit 3, which is expected to enter commercial operation in May or June of this year according to the current timeline ...

Vogtle Unit 4 (left) and Unit 3 (right). Credit: Georgia Power Operators have safely started the nuclear reaction at Vogtle Unit 3, according to an announcement from Georgia Power.

On Aug. 3, 2022, the NRC published its 103 (g) finding that the acceptance criteria in the combined license for Unit 3 had been met, which allowed nuclear fuel to be loaded and start-up testing to ...

Unit 3 achieved first criticality - a sustained chain reaction - on 6 March. Hot functional testing, which verifies the successful operation of reactor components and systems, and confirms the reactor ...

Its twin, Unit 4, is expected to be complete by the end of this year or the first quarter of 2024. The event comes on the heels of another breakthrough at Unit 3 last month.

Vogtle Unit 4 (left) and Unit 3 (right). Credit: Georgia Power Georgia Power has again pushed back the in-service date for Unit 3 of the Vogtle nuclear station.

McIntosh Unit 3 was a coal-powered plant capable of generating up to 365 megawatts of electricity that came online in 1982. Beckham said at the time, the plant was “the new thing.” ...