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 ...

At around 12 p.m. the alert was issued after a transformer fire had started at the plant. Officials said the fire was extinguished and “plant conditions did not threaten public safety.” “Our top ...

Plant operators took the Vogtle nuclear reactor Unit 2 offline for refueling this weekend after a 522-day run of continuous operation. Workers at the generating station near Waynesboro, Georgia will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Reactors for Unit 3 and 4 sit at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant on Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga., ...

Unit 3 successfully generates electricity, connects to grid for the first time Unit 4 Hot Functional Testing began last month ATLANTA, April 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power announced today it ...

The Plant Vogtle nuclear power station near Augusta was placed under an “alert” level emergency for hours Tuesday afternoon after a transformer caught fire outside the facility, but Georgia Power says ...

Vogtle 3, one of two 1,117-MW Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors Southern Nuclear Operating Co. is building in Georgia, has reached initial criticality. The event marks a pivotal milestone for the ...

Georgia Power has announced another milestone for the two-unit reactor expansion at the Plant Vogtle nuclear power site, as Unit 3 on April 1 successfully generated electricity for the first time. The ...

Two nuclear reactors in Georgia can look forward to operating until the middle of the century following a decision by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to award 20-year licence renewals to Vogtle 1 ...

NEW YORK, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Southern Co's 1,152-megawatt Unit 1 at the Vogtle nuclear power station in Georgia ramped up to 94 percent power by early Monday from 28 percent early Friday after exiting ...

Georgia Power said the generator at its Vogtle Unit 3 nuclear facility generated electricity for the first time on April 1, and the unit successfully synchronized and connected to the electric grid.