First New US Nuclear Reactor Since 2016 Starts Up After Delays
Reactor number 3 and it's cooling tower at Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant in Waynesboro, Ga. on Jan. 20.
Photographer: John Bazemore/AP Photo
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The first new US nuclear reactor since 2016 has begun splitting atoms, a key milestone that comes after years of delays and billions of dollars in cost overruns.
Startup testing will continue at Unit 3 of Southern Co.’s Vogtle plant in Georgia, which is slated to start producing electricity and enter commercial operation in May or June, the company said in a statement Monday. The company delayed Vogtle’s in-service date and took a $201 million charge on the project last month.