Southern Nuclear

Southern Nuclear, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., is a nuclear energy facility operators and involved in advanced nuclear technologies research. The company operates a total of seven units for Alabama Power and Georgia Power at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala.; the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga., and the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga. Southern Nuclear is the licensee of two new nuclear units at Plant Vogtle, which are among the first nuclear units being constructed in the United States in more than 30 years.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
TypeSubsidiary of Southern Company
IndustryNuclear plant operator
Founded1990
HeadquartersBirmingham, Alabama, USA
Key people
  • • Steve Kuczynski (CEO)
  • • Peter Sena (President)
  • • Richard Libra (Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer)
  • • Cheryl W. Brakefield (Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)
  • • Earl Berry (Vice President of Engineering)
  • • Shane Camp (Vice President of Human Resources)
  • • Ho Nieh (Vice President of Regulatory Affairs)
  • • Millicent W. Ronnlund (Vice President of General Counsel & Compliance Officer)
  • • Chuck Kharrl (Vice President of Operations Support)
  • • Delson Erb (Site Vice President of Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant)
  • • Johnny Weissinger (Site Vice President of Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant)
  • • Edwin (Sonny) D. Dean (Site Vice President of Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2)
  • • Glen Chick (Site Vice President of Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4)
ProductsEnergy generation
Number of employees
3,500
Websitesouthernnuclear.com
Southern Nuclear previous logo

Southern Nuclear's reliability has a current average three-year fleet capacity factor of 93.2 percent, exceeding the U.S. average of 91.2 percent for the years 2013–2015.

Nuclear Power Generating Facilities

Plant Farley

The Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant is located on 1,850 acres along the Chattahoochee River near Dothan in southeast Alabama. Construction of the plant began in 1970. Unit 1 achieved commercial operation in December 1977. Unit 2 began commercial operation in July 1981. The total cost of the plant was about $1.57 billion.

Each unit is capable of generating 900 megawatts of electric power for a total capacity of 1,800 mW. The plant is powered by Westinghouse pressurized water reactors. The containment building, which houses the reactor, the reactor coolant system and other nuclear-related components, is constructed of reinforced concrete and carbon steel.[1]

Plant Hatch

The Edwin I. Hatch Electric Generating Plant sits on a 2,224-acre site along the Altamaha, Georgia's largest river, near Baxley, Ga. It is jointly owned by Georgia Power (50.1 percent), Oglethorpe Power Corporation (30 percent), Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (17.7 percent) and Dalton Utilities (2.2 percent).

Construction of the plant began in 1968. Unit 1 began commercial operation in December 1975.

Unit 2 began commercial operation in September 1979. Units 1 and 2 are rated at 924 megawatts of electric power each for a total capacity of 1,848 mW. The plant is powered by boiling water reactors supplied by General Electric Company.[2]

Plant Vogtle

Unit 1 began commercial operation in May 1987. Unit 2 began commercial operation in May 1989. Each unit is capable of generating 1,215 megawatts of electric power for a total capacity of 2,430 mW. The plant is powered by pressurized water reactors manufactured by Westinghouse. The turbines and electric generators are manufactured by General Electric.[3]

Nuclear Development

Southern Nuclear is overseeing the licensing and construction of two new nuclear units at the Plant Vogtle site near Augusta, Ga. Vogtle 3 and 4 will be among the first new nuclear plants built in America in more than 30 years.

The construction of the new Vogtle units currently employs more than 5,000 people and will create 800 permanent jobs when the facility begins operating. Due to setbacks from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of reactor supplier Westinghouse, Vogtle units 3 and 4 are scheduled to be operational in 2022 and 2023, respectively.[4][5]

References

  1. Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Southern Nuclear
  2. Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Southern Nuclear
  3. Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Southern Nuclear
  4. Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Georgia regulators raise fresh concerns about nuclear project's timing". ajc. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  5. "Vogtle Unit 3 Starts Hot Functional Testing; Eyes December In-Service". Power Magazine. April 27, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
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