Atlanta Chapter has made tentative arrangements to tour Vogtle Nuclear Plant. Plant Vogtle is operated by Georgia Power and is located near Waynesboro in eastern Georgia near the South Carolina border.
Tour of Plant Vogtle is tentatively schedule for Tuesday, September 27, 2016, departing Atlanta in the morning and returning to Atlanta by late afternoon.
Atlanta Chapter needs a headcount to determine interest among alumni and adult (over 12 years old) family members and guests.
Transportation will be arranged and itinerary planned for a visit and tour of the plant.
Plant Vogtle 3 & 4
Plant Vogtle units 3 & 4 will be the first in the industry to use the Westinghouse AP1000 advanced pressurized water reactor technology. This advanced technology allows nuclear cores to be cooled even in the absence of operator interventions or mechanical assistance. The AP1000 is the safest and most economical nuclear power plant available in the worldwide commercial marketplace, and is the only Generation III+ reactor to receive Design Certification from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
Vogtle Units 3 & 4 will be the first new nuclear units built in the U.S. in the last three decades.
Please register below by July 15, 2016, to indicated your interest in participating in the tour. Price per person will be determine to defray the costs of transportation and box lunch once we have a tentative headcount.
Plant Vogtle Registration