ATLANTA, June 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power
announced today the latest milestone in the construction of Vogtle
Unit 4 – the placement of the CA04 module into the nuclear island.
The CA04 module, also known as the reactor vessel cavity, will
house the Unit 4 reactor vessel and is comprised of five
sub-modules. The CA04 module weighs approximately 64,000 pounds, or
32 tons, and is 27 feet tall and 21 feet wide. It was assembled
onsite in the modular assembly building (MAB), moved to the nuclear
island as one piece and lifted into place Wednesday by a 560-foot
tall heavy lift derrick, one of the largest cranes in the
world.
More than 120 workers were involved in the fabrication and
placement of the CA04 module. As the largest job-producing project
in the state, there are more than 5,000 workers currently on the
Vogtle expansion site.
The placement of the CA04 module is the latest in a series of
recent construction highlights at the site which include the
concrete placement for the Unit 3 Annex Building basemat, the
completion of the last of 12 separate water boxes within the Unit 3
Turbine Island and the arrival of multiple pieces of major
equipment onsite such as the pressurizer for Unit 4. Georgia Power
also recently announced the completion of a variety of transmission
upgrades and installations at the site in preparation to connect
the new units to Georgia's power
grid.
The expansion at Plant Vogtle is part of Georgia Power's
long-term, strategic vision for providing safe, clean, reliable and
affordable energy for Georgians well into the future. Once units 3
and 4 join the existing two Vogtle units already in operation,
Plant Vogtle is expected to generate more electricity than any U.S.
nuclear facility, enough to power more than one million homes and
businesses.
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.
About Georgia Power
Georgia Power is the largest
subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), one of the nation's
largest generators of electricity. Value, Reliability, Customer
Service and Stewardship are the cornerstones of the company's
promise to 2.4 million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties. Committed to
delivering clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy at rates
below the national average, Georgia Power maintains a diverse,
innovative generation mix that includes nuclear, 21st century coal
and natural gas, as well as renewables such as solar, hydroelectric
and wind. Consistently recognized as a leader in customer service,
Georgia Power was recently ranked highest in overall business
customer satisfaction among large utilities in the South by J.D.
Power and Associates. For more information, visit
www.GeorgiaPower.com and connect with the company on Facebook
(Facebook.com/GeorgiaPower) and Twitter
(Twitter.com/GeorgiaPower).
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