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
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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