https://www.wrdw.com/2023/04/01/plant-vogtle-unit-3-generates-power-links-grid-1st-time/
So while the rest of the nation moves forward with their plans to sit in the dark, Georgia has now reached the final phase of the completion of the first nuclear power plant in the U.S. in decades.
When the liberals of the north coming begging for our electricity, we need to say “Nope, We don’t have any to spare. Try turning your windmills a bit faster and install solar panels upon your home”.
Congratulations to Georgia. Florida needs to get on board with the future and build some new plants too...
Thanks for sharing.
bttt
I always make progressives heads explode when I say.. I will buy an ev when every state has at least as many nuclear reactors as France…
Good news on the startup.
They made many strategic errors in planning - including scheduling both at the same time and overestimating the quality and (most important) the experience of today’s workers and engineers. Building four new plants, when the last was two generations before?
But this one looks good now.
Prior to her current position, Greene served for five years as chairman, president and CEO of Southern Company Gas. In this role, she ensured the delivery of clean, safe, reliable and affordable natural gas to more than 4.3 million utility customers in Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee and Virginia, and to over 600,000 retail gas customers served by SouthStar Energy Services in 10 states. In addition, she oversaw the nonutility businesses that deliver value through energy-related products and services, wholesale gas services and gas midstream operations, including gas pipeline investments and storage and fuels.Not a bad 32 year career progression. She is an engineer which bodes well. I’m always a lot more impressed with utilities that promote engineers who focus on technical excellence.From 2014 to 2018, Greene served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Southern Company, where she was responsible for systemwide operations including generation, transmission, engineering & construction services, commercial operations and fuels, system planning, environmental affairs, and research & development. Additionally, she was responsible for Southern Power, which owns and operates more than 12,000 MW of generating capacity in 15 states, and Southern Wholesale Energy, which markets the retail operating companies’ surplus generating capacity to the wholesale market.
Greene began her career at Southern Company in 1991 as an engineer designing equipment for fossil and nuclear power generation stations.
On “Indeed.com,” one person complained about diversity hires, but many pointed out the zero-mistakes culture and tough training exams.
Yay!
(I am a former Westinghouse Electric Co. employee. We designed many nuclear reactor systems for the Navy and for civilian use.)
Jane Fonda will be gone soon and we can all revert to sanity and reality.
I strongly believe that until fusion works, nuclear is the answer.
I wonder if the military could stand up nuclear power plants in relative secret and avoid much of the legal hassel.
They they could either sell the electricity to other power companies or the sell the fully operational power plants.