Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, also known as Plant Vogtle, is a 2-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia in the southeastern United States. It is named after the Alabama Power and Southern Company board chairman, Alvin Vogtle.Each unit has a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor (PWR), with a General Electric turbine and electric generator. Units 1 and 2 were completed in 1987 and 1989, respectively. Each unit is capable of producing approximately 1,200 MW of electricity when online, for a combined capacity of 2,400 MW. Southern Nuclear lists the capacity as 1,215 MW each, for a combined output of 2,430 MW. The twin natural-draft cooling towers are 548 ft (167 m) tall and provide cooling to the plant's main condensers. Four smaller mechanical draft cooling towers provide service water cooling to auxiliary safety and non safety components and remove the decay heat from the reactor when the plant is offline. One natural-draft tower and two service water towers serve each unit. Natural-draft type cooling towers were also selected for the new units 3 and 4 and are currently under construction. The two new cooling towers will also be nearly 550 feet tall.During Vogtle's construction, capital investment required jumped from an estimated $660 million to $8.87 billion. This huge increase in cost was typical of the time due to new regulations mandating increased safety precautions and more robust designs, a result of the Three Mile Island accident.In 2009, the NRC renewed the licenses for both units for an additional 20 years, to the 2040s. Groundwork for two additional AP1000 reactors is underway.. }
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- Vogtle_Electric_Generating_Plant abstract "The Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, also known as Plant Vogtle, is a 2-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia in the southeastern United States. It is named after the Alabama Power and Southern Company board chairman, Alvin Vogtle.Each unit has a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor (PWR), with a General Electric turbine and electric generator. Units 1 and 2 were completed in 1987 and 1989, respectively. Each unit is capable of producing approximately 1,200 MW of electricity when online, for a combined capacity of 2,400 MW. Southern Nuclear lists the capacity as 1,215 MW each, for a combined output of 2,430 MW. The twin natural-draft cooling towers are 548 ft (167 m) tall and provide cooling to the plant's main condensers. Four smaller mechanical draft cooling towers provide service water cooling to auxiliary safety and non safety components and remove the decay heat from the reactor when the plant is offline. One natural-draft tower and two service water towers serve each unit. Natural-draft type cooling towers were also selected for the new units 3 and 4 and are currently under construction. The two new cooling towers will also be nearly 550 feet tall.During Vogtle's construction, capital investment required jumped from an estimated $660 million to $8.87 billion. This huge increase in cost was typical of the time due to new regulations mandating increased safety precautions and more robust designs, a result of the Three Mile Island accident.In 2009, the NRC renewed the licenses for both units for an additional 20 years, to the 2040s. Groundwork for two additional AP1000 reactors is underway.".