Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant 4
Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant 4 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,250 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 29 Apr 2024.
GNPT gives a commercial operation date of 1 January 2023, which is before the unit's own grid connection on 6 March 2024 and before first criticality on 14 February 2024. Georgia Power declared Vogtle Unit 4 in commercial operation on 29 April 2024.
commercial_operation:
2023-01-01 → 2024-04-29
· Southern Company, Vogtle Unit 4 enters commercial operation (29 April 2024)
· verified 2026-10-22
GNPT gives a commercial operation date of 1 January 2023, which is before the unit's own grid connection on 6 March 2024 and before first criticality on 14 February 2024. Georgia Power declared Vogtle Unit 4 in commercial operation on 29 April 2024.
start_year:
2023 → 2024
· Southern Company, Vogtle Unit 4 enters commercial operation (29 April 2024)
· verified 2026-10-22
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | AP-1000 |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,250MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 1,117MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 1,117MW |
| Thermal output | 3,400MWt |
| NSSS vendor | Westinghouse Electric Companyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| Site | Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Georgia Power Co100% |
| Operator | Southern Nuclear Operating Company |
| Coordinates | 33.1429, -81.7681 |
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR fuel assemblies
United States runs 63 operating units on PWR (square-lattice) fuel. 6 fabricators are documented for it. Westinghouse Electric Company is based in United States. Country exposure
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Timeline
- 19 Nov 2013Construction start
- 14 Feb 2024First criticality
- 6 Mar 2024Grid connection
- 29 Apr 2024Commercial operation
Other units at Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant 1 | 1,229 | |
| Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant 2 | 1,229 | |
| Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant 3 | 1,250 |
Other AP-1000 units
117 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant 3 | United States | 1,250 | |
| Haiyang nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 1,250 | |
| Haiyang nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | 1,250 | |
| Sanmen nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 1,251 | |
| Sanmen nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | 1,251 | |
| Anhui Wuhu nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Anhui Wuhu nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Anhui Wuhu nuclear power plant 2-3 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Anhui Wuhu nuclear power plant 2-4 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Bellefonte nuclear power plant 3 | United States | Cancelled | 1,117 |
| Bellefonte nuclear power plant 4 | United States | Cancelled | 1,117 |
| Blue Castle nuclear power plant Original 1 | United States | Cancelled | 1,250 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-29
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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