Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant 3
Gross capacity
1,250MW
Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant 3 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 31 Jul 2023.
Specification
| 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 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Georgia Power Co100% |
| Operator | Southern Nuclear Operating Company |
| Coordinates | 33.1429, -81.7681 |
Live status
NRC daily report, unit key "Vogtle 3"
Power level
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Last 90 days
Updated daily from the US reactor status feed. The NRC publishes a power
percentage only, with no reason for a reduction, so a unit at 0% may be refuelling, in a planned
outage or tripped. See outages.
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- 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
Upstream
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Timeline
- 2 Mar 2013Construction start
- 1 Mar 2023First criticality
- 31 Mar 2023Grid connection
- 31 Jul 2023Commercial 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 4 | 1,250 |
Other AP-1000 units
117 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant 4 | 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
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data