The College of Engineering opened a new interactive space in the Science and Engineering Building to train students and support research in nuclear reactor physics. The lab space, supported by a grant ...

Anthony Okeani, a master's student in nuclear engineering at UNLV, tests technology that simulates a nuclear power plant control room. UNLV is the ninth institution worldwide to train students on a ...

Why should JEA ratepayers care what happens at Plant Vogtle? The four co-owners of the power plant have been planning and building two new nuclear reactors for more than a decade. The co-owners ...

Southern Company remains confident of meeting the regulatory-approved in-service date of November 2021 for unit 3 of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia, CEO Tom Fanning said during a ...

Vogtle 3 pictured in April (Image: Georgia Power) The AP1000 unit reached first criticality in March and was connected to the electricity grid in April. It has been undergoing testing through the full ...

Interviews with people who live near or work closely with Plant Vogtle, America’s largest nuclear power plant.

The fire, which could have threatened the electrical supply to the heating and cooling system for the control room of Vogtle Unit 2, was put out by plant employees.

While Georgia Power holds the most control, the Alvin W. Vogtle plant is also partially owned by Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electrical Authority of Georgia and Dalton Utilities.

RELATED STORY: Third nuclear reactor reaches 100% output at Georgia’s Plant Vogtle, which will provide power to JEA When the alert was issued, residents were told to stay tuned to their radios ...

The Vogtle nuclear power plant in Waynesboro, Ga. declared an alert at around 12 p.m. on Monday.

An “alert” was declared Tuesday at Plant Vogtle, although Georgia Power isn’t saying much about the emergency.