Posted on 05/02/2023 5:04:04 AM PDT by CFW
Georgia Power is making significant progress with the second of two additional nuclear reactors being built at Plant Vogtle even as the first of the new reactors prepares to go into commercial operation.
The Atlanta-based utility announced Monday the completion of hot functional testing for Unit 4 at the plant south of Augusta. Unit 4 is projected to begin operations late this year or early in 2024.
“The energy and enthusiasm at the Vogtle site, and across our entire company, is high with Unit 3 in the final stages of startup testing and Unit 4 making progress towards safely loading fuel,” said Kim Greene, Georgia Power’s chairman, president and CEO.
“The team at Unit 4 has been able to take lessons learned from Unit 3 and apply them. That has allowed us to safely complete hot functional testing on Unit 4 in significantly less time than we did for Unit 3.”
During hot functional testing, plant systems achieved normal operating pressure and temperature without nuclear fuel in the reactor to demonstrate the systems will operate as designed.
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German politicians are sad on this news.
It’s pronounced “nuculear”
Now the leftists will start making movies about terrorists sabotaging nuclear plants so people will start protesting them. They can’t have America energy self sufficient. Their goal is to bring us down.
“Now the leftists will start making movies about terrorists sabotaging nuclear plants so people will start protesting them.”
As long as they stay away from the plant itself they can shake their fists at the sky all they want. However, southern Georgia sheriffs will have no problem locking them up should they attempt to do anything more than that. That plant is very, very serious about its security.
My first thought also ... I hope the construction budget included a big line item for construction and production security. While a hit from a kamakaze plane attack is unlikely, some thought about that possibility should have happened. Other possible attacks from shoulder held missiles and such should also be on the list.
After the Big Freeze last year I wrote my Texas state rep about getting some nukes on the planning table. They could be located way out in West Texas where there would be virtually no repercussions should there be an accident unlikely as it is. Crickets ...
And thus their unforgivable error.
They “could have” generated billions in similar “lessons learned” at every stage of construction and testing had they scheduled nbr 4 about 24 months later. Dig the hole at Plant 3, place the rebar, place the penetrations, place the forms, pour the concrete, lay the steel, lay the upper forms. THEN, walk sideways a few hundred yards and do it again with the same crew.
Instead, they had two plants working at the same time. Learning the same lessons. Twice.
And TWO OTHER ONES up the road learning four more expensive lessons.
Yes, they are. I taught a class for their security personnel down there a few years back. I was very impressed with the caliber of their people and their operational abilities.
IF the containment dome over the reactor is the same as the Seabrook plant in NH the concrete on that is six feet thick reinforced with rebar. It was designed to withstand a direct impact of a 747. It would disintegrate on impact similar to the 911 strike on the Pentagon.
“I taught a class for their security personnel down there a few years back. I was very impressed with the caliber of their people and their operational abilities.”
I believe for security operations they hire based upon merit and experience rather than DIE unprinciples.
Not sure west Texas has the necessary water resources generally expected for nuclear power.
Ah yes… just imagine how much GREENER we would be if the Left hadn’t run their anti-science campaign of anti-nuke power fear back in the seventies and onwards. R
At least they didn’t abandon the project with the cost overruns. There was a risk. This is one thing Georgia got right.
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