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are expected to put downward pressure on
customer rates – cementing the project’s
status as the most economic choice for
meeting Georgia’s future energy needs.
The project is the largest job-
producing project in the state, employing
approximately 5,000 people during peak
construction and creating 800 permanent
jobs when the plant begins operating.
Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary
of Southern Company, is overseeing
construction and will operate the two
new 1,100-megawatt AP1000 units
for Georgia Power and co-owners
Oglethorpe Power Corporation, the
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
and Dalton Utilities. Georgia Power owns
45.7 percent of the new units.
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(800) 282-1696.
The 1,100-ton CA20 module is placed into Plant Vogtle Unit 3 nuclear island.
The module, which is more than five stories tall, will house various plant
components, including the used fuel storage area. March 2014.
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