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Hot Testing Started At Vogtle Unit 3 Georgia Power said late April that hot functional testing had begun for Vogtle Unit 3, marking the initiation of a preliminary stress test of primary systems prior to loading the first fuel assemblies into the reactor core. “The testing represents a significant step towards operations and providing customers with a reliable, carbon-free energy source for the next 60 to 80 years,” the company said in a statement. Hot testing represents a milestone that separates the construction and operations phases of a nuclear power plant’s life cycle. The tests, o...

Daily Energy Insider Published on April 28, 2021 by Dave Kovaleski © Georgia Power Final module placed for Vogtle 3 & 4 project A massive water tank has been lifted into place atop the Unit 4 containment vessel and shield building roof at Georgia Power’s Vogtle plant, making it so that all modules are now in place for its Vogtle 3 & 4 nuclear expansion project. Standing 35 feet tall and weighing more than 720,000 pounds, the Passive Containment Cooling Water Storage Tank will hold approximately 750,000 gallons of water ready to flow down to help cool the reactor in the unlikely event of a...

Vogtle Unit 3 begins Hot Functional Testing Last series of major tests underway for Unit 3 ahead of fuel load News provided by Share this article Share this article ATLANTA, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power today announced that hot functional testing has begun for Vogtle Unit 3. Hot functional testing marks the last series of major tests underway for the new nuclear unit ahead of initial fuel load. The testing represents a significant step towards operations and providing customers with a reliable, carbon-free energy source for the next 60 to 80 years. Hot functional testing is c...