The two-unit expansion of the Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia reached another milestone March 27, with the placement of the Unit 4 containment vessel top head. Friday’s work comes about ...

Georgia Power has lifted the shield building roof of Vogtle unit 4 into place, meaning there is now one last major crane lift remaining for the project to build two AP1000 units at the Waynesboro site ...

Tests that simulate the temperatures and pressures which the reactor systems will be subjected to during normal operation have been started at unit 3 of the Vogtle plant near Waynesboro, Georgia.

At least two supercranes are busy in the nuclear sector. Two examples of the Bigge 125D AFRD, put into duty this year, can be found on nuclear powerplant sites in the U.S.: Plant Vogtle, near ...

Georgia Power is adjusting the work schedule for the expansion of the Vogtle nuclear plant, with the company saying hot functional testing and fuel loading of the new Unit 3 will be delayed due to “a ...

Georgia Power announced two major milestones for the Unit 3 and 4 construction projects expanding the Vogtle nuclear power plant. All modules for the $25 billion-plus project have been set in place, ...

Georgia Power announced that the top heads are now placed on both units 3 and 4 in its major nuclear expansion project. The final major lifts inside the containment vessels are completed, the utility ...

ATLANTA, March 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The final major lifts inside the containment vessels for Georgia Power's Vogtle 3 & 4 project are now complete following the placement of the Unit 4 containment ...