Georgia Power announced that hot functional testing began at Vogtle Unit 4, marking one of the final steps for the new nuclear unit ahead of fuel loading. Hot functional testing is conducted without ...

Completion of the testing - which confirms that the reactor is ready for fuel load - is a major step towards commercial operations for the second AP1000 reactor at the site. The unit is projected to ...

Tests that simulate the temperatures and pressures which the reactor systems will be subjected to during normal operation have been completed at unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's ...

Georgia Power this week announced that Plant Vogtle Unit 4 has started hot functional testing, its next step toward reaching fuel loading. This testing is conducted to confirm the reactor is ready for ...