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Construction has officially begun on a new reactor at the Vogtle power plant in Georgia. It is the second AP1000\u00a0construction to start in America this week.<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Some 5350\u00a0cubic metres of concrete were poured to form the basemat for the nuclear portion of Vogtle 3. It will support the reactor itself and buildings to shield it and house fuel handling facilities and auxiliary equipment.<\/p>\n

Buzz Miller of project leader Georgia Power said, \u201cWe are very proud of this accomplishment, and of all the hard work and collaboration that went into making it happen. This was a team effort that included Georgia Power, Southern Nuclear, Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I), Westinghouse and [Georgia Power\u2019s] co-owners Oglethorp Power Corp, the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia and Dalton Utilities\u201d.<\/p>\n

First concrete at Vogtle 3\u00a0came just four days after the same milestone at VC Summer 2\u00a0\u2014 the first of two AP1000s being built by South Carolina Electric & Gas. Westinghouse CEO Danny Roderick said it had been \u201ca week of momentous progress in bringing a new generation of safe, clean reliable nuclear energy to the USA\u201d.<\/p>\n

Playing catch-up?<\/h4>\n

Site preparation for two new reactors at Vogtle began in mid-2009, with a licence to build and operate them following in February 2012. But project leader Georgia Power encountered problems that forced it to amend its licence and use a different concrete mix. This licensing issue was resolved at the end of February but the delay pushed back start-up dates for the two new units to late 2017\u00a0and late 2018.<\/p>\n

However, the modular design of the AP1000\u00a0and the scope of the project to build two units simultaneously have enabled Georgia Power and its primary contractors Westinghouse and CB&I (which purchased Shaw in July 2012) to continue making progress during the delay.<\/p>\n

For unit 3\u00a0the companies have already made the containment vessel bottom head as well as the cradle module which will support it. Both of these are ready and staged for installation by a heavy lift derrick. The first ring of the containment is complete, the second is 50% complete, and work has started on the final third ring. Large components including the reactor pressure vessel, pressurizer and condenser are already on site and the piping to connect them has been manufactured and is ready for shipping to site. The turbine building\u2019s lower foundation is also complete and the the unit\u2019s single cooling tower is over 40% complete.<\/p>\n

Unit 4\u2019s reactor and turbine buildings are excavated and the reactor building space is lined. The containment vessel bottom head is over 90% complete.<\/p>\n

At its peak, about 5000\u00a0people will be involved in the twin-reactor project, and employ 800\u00a0on a permanent basis. The first two reactor units at Vogtle continue to operate through the new construction. They are 1150\u00a0MWe pressurized water reactors from Westinghouse built in the 1980s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Construction has officially begun on a new reactor at the Vogtle power plant in Georgia. It is the second AP1000\u00a0construction to start in America this week. Some 5350\u00a0cubic metres of concrete were poured to form the basemat for the nuclear portion of Vogtle 3. 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