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Group tours Plant Vogtle
Hosted by Kenny Griffin, local Georgia Power manager, the tour was designed to educate the local group on the advantages of nuclear power. After watching a short film on nuclear energy, the group viewed a close-up of the containment structure housing the nuclear reactor, toured the steam-driven turbine generator facilities, saw the control room in operation and toured the redundant diesel back-up safety systems. The group learned that the cost of constructing Plant Vogtle including financing was $8.87 billion dollars and took over 14,000 workers to complete. The construction on the project began in 1974 with commercial operations beginning in 1987. Today, America's nuclear energy plants provide approximately 20% on the nation's energy. The Southern Company, the parent company of Georgia Power, is currently seeking approval to construct two additional units at the Plant Vogtle site. Some 4,000 workers will be required. Following the tour, the group was served lunch at the facility.
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