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Alexander C. Kaufman

Southern Co. quietly makes next-gen nuclear fuel history in Georgia

The first, next-generation fuel rods are installed at the Plant Vogtle nuclear complex in Georgia. (Credit: Southern Company)

Over a two-year span, the Southern Co.’s Plant Vogtle power complex repeatedly made history, potentially changing the entire economics of the nuclear industry with a new uranium fuel.

In 2023, Georgia’s Vogtle brought online the nation’s first new nuclear reactor built from scratch in more than three decades. Last year, a second new reactor turned on, transforming Vogtle into the nation’s second-largest power station.

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