New Nuclear Reactor Comes Online in US for First Time in More Than 30 Years

New Nuclear Reactor Comes Online in US for First Time in More Than 30 Years
A view of cooling towers for units 3, from left, and 4 at Plant Vogtle, in Burke County near Waynesboro, Ga., on July 31, 2023. Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
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A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, has entered commercial operation, becoming the first nuclear reactor in the United States to come online in more than 30 years.

Georgia Power Co. announced Monday that its Plant Volte Unit 3 has completed testing and is reliably supplying power to the grid.