goingcritical:vogtle-3United States · Power reactor

Vogtle-3

Developer: Georgia Power / Southern Nuclear; Westinghouse AP1000 design

Site: Waynesboro, Georgia

Status: Critical since March 6, 2023 critical

Summary:

First AP1000 in the United States and first US reactor built from scratch in over three decades

Details

DesignAP1000 (Generation III+ PWR)
Capacity1117 MWe

Milestone history

  1. Announced —
  2. Construction start March 12, 2013
  3. Fuel load October 14, 2022
  4. First criticality March 6, 2023
  5. Grid connection April 1, 2023
  6. Commercial operation July 31, 2023

References

  1. World Nuclear News, Vogtle 3 reaches initial criticality
  2. IAEA PRIS, Vogtle-3