Georgia Power Likely To Revise Schedule For Hot Testing And Fuel Load At Unit 3 :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency

Georgia Power Likely To Revise Schedule For Hot Testing And Fuel Load At Unit 3 :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency: Georgia Power is likely to adjust the dates for the start of hot functional testing and fuel load for the Vogtle-3 nuclear power plant under construction in the US, but still expects to achieve the November 2021 and 2022 regulatory-approved in-service dates for Units 3 and 4 respectively.

Since October 2020, the Vogtle site in the state of Georgia has seen a significant increase in Covid-19 cases, Georgia Power said. This increase, combined with “other productivity challenges”, continues to impact construction production and the pace of testing activity completion, it added.