Georgia nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for first time

The First New U.S. Nuclear Reactor Since 2016 Begins Splitting Atoms

The United States is set to see its first nuclear reactor start-up since 2016, with the Vogtle Unit 3 reactor having safely reached initial criticality.

Georgia Nuclear Plant Begins Splitting Atoms for First Time

ATLANTA—A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in one of its two new reactors, Georgia Power said Monday, a key step toward reaching commercial operation at the first new nuclear reactors built from scratch in decades in the United States. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. said operators reached self-sustaining nuclear fission inside the reactor at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta. That makes the intense heat that will…

New Georgia nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for the first time

A new Georgia nuclear plant is seeing self-sustaining nuclear fission. According to Georgia Power, one new reactor has begun splitting atoms.

New reactor at GA nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for the 1st time

A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in one of its two new reactors, Georgia Power said Monday, a key step toward reaching commercial operation at the first new nuclear reactors built from scratch in decades in the United States. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. said operators reached self-sustaining nuclear fission inside the reactor at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta. That makes the intense heat that will be used…

Georgia leads toward a nuclear future with its first operating reactor

Georgia Power Co. announced one of its two new reactors reached self-sustaining nuclear fission on Monday. The announcement is a key step toward reaching commercial operation of nuclear energy in the United States.

First new US nuclear power plant since 2016 splits atoms in Georgia - National Zero

A new nuclear power reactor in Georgia completed its initial fission tests, becoming the first new commercial nuclear power generator in seven years operating in the United States, the Associated Press reports. The third reactor at the Plant Vogtle, run by Southern Co. Power, was licensed in 2009.  The plant was scheduled to go online in 2016, but construction problems, including a key pipe in the cooling system unexpectedly shaking when the sys…