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| country = United StatesBurke County, Georgia>Burke County, Georgia| status = O| construction_began = Units 1–2: August 1, 1976Unit 3: March 12, 2013Unit 4: November 19, 2013| commissioned = Unit 1: June 1, 1987Unit 2: May 20, 1989Unit 3: July 31, 2023Unit 4: April 29, 2024| decommissioned = {{Inflation8.87e9US-GDP}} dollars{{Inflation-fn DATE=AUGUST 31, 2023, Georgia Power (45.7%){{abbrlink>OPCMEAGDalton, Georgia>Dalton Utilities (1.6%)| operator = Southern Nuclear| np_reactor_type = PWRWestinghouse Electric Company>Westinghouse| np_fuel_type = | np_fuel_supplier = | ps_cogeneration = | ps_cooling_source = Savannah River| ps_cooling_towers = 4 × Natural Draft| ps_units_operational = 1 × 1150 MWe 1 × 1152 MWe2 × 1117 MWeWestinghouse Electric Company>WH 4-loop (DRYAMB)Units 3–4: 2 × WH AP1000| ps_units_uc =| ps_units_planned = | ps_units_cancelled = 2 × 1113 MW| ps_units_decommissioned = | ps_thermal_capacity = Units 1–2: 2 × 3626 MWthUnit 3: 1 × 3400 MWth| ps_heating_capacity = | ps_electrical_capacity = 4536 MWe| ps_electrical_cap_fac = 95.09% (2017)91.25% (lifetime)| ps_storage_capacity = | ps_annual_generation = 19,786 GWh (2021)| website = Plant Vogtle| extra = }}The Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, also known as Plant Vogtle ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|oÊŠ|g|É™l}}),WEB,weblinkweblink December 13, 2021, live, Inside the Nuclear Energy Renaissance: Plant Vogtle, Southern Company, January 7, 2014, May 26, 2017, {{cbignore}} is a four-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia, in the southeastern United States.It is named after a former Alabama Power and Southern Company board chairman, Alvin Vogtle.Each unit is a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor (PWR), with a General Electric steam turbine and electric generator. Units 1 and 2 were completed in 1987 and 1989, respectively. Each unit has a gross electricity generation capacity of 1,215 MW, for a combined capacity of 2,430 MW.WEB, Plant Vogtle - Southern Company, Southern Company,weblink March 2, 2007,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070205113659weblink">weblink February 5, 2007, The twin natural-draft cooling towers are {{convert|548|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall and provide cooling to the plant's main condensers. Four smaller mechanical draft cooling towers provide nuclear service cooling water (NSCW) to safety and auxiliary non-safety components, as well as remove the decay heat from the reactor when the plant is offline. One natural-draft tower and two NSCW towers serve each unit. In 2009, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) renewed the licenses for both units for an additional 20 yearsNEWS,weblink Licenses for Vogtle current reactors renewed, Pavey, Rob, June 4, 2009, Augusta Chronicle, June 5, 2009, to January 16, 2047 for Unit 1,WEB,weblink Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 1, February 10, 2017, NRC, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, March 18, 2018, and September 2, 2049 for Unit 2.WEB,weblink Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 1, February 10, 2017, NRC, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, March 18, 2018, NEWS, Gertner, Jon,weblink The New York Times, Atomic Balm?, July 16, 2006, During the construction of Vogtle's first two units, capital investment required jumped from an estimated $660 million to $8.87 billion.WEB, Moens, John, U.S. Nuclear Plants - Vogtle, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, March 18, 2005,weblink March 2, 2007, dead,weblink" title="timetravel.mementoweb.org/memento/2010weblink">weblink July 26, 2018, (${{format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|8.87e9|1989}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US-GDP}} dollars{{Inflation-fn|US-GDP}})Two additional units utilizing Westinghouse AP1000 reactors were under construction since 2009, with Unit 3 being completed in July 2023.NEWS,weblink Vogtle lays groundwork for first U.S. reactors in decades, Pavey, Rob, November 22, 2009, Augusta Chronicle, October 22, 2009,