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Report Updated:
August 18, 2006
Contribution of Nuclear Power Nuclear power contributes slightly more than a fourth of the State's electricity output. If the Vogtle and Hatch plants had not been built, coal-fired power would have been the most likely alternative, adding to the emissions problem. Southern Nuclear Operating Company presented a plan to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to bring a new reactor on line at the Vogtle site by 2015.[1] Even with the completion of one or two reactors, coal is likely to furnish most of Georgia's power until at least 2020 (and quite possibly beyond that). Increased diversity in energy supply coupled with decreased emissions rates might make nuclear's contribution especially welcome, not just in Georgia, but throughout the region.
Georgia Nuclear Highlights
Georgia Nuclear Industry As of January 1, 2005, Georgia ranks 9th among the 31 States with nuclear capacity. Capacity Rankings are available for all 31 States with commercial nuclear industries.
License Renewal According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the license renewal applications for Hatch 1 and Hatch 2 were approved on January 15, 2002. The Vogtle licenses will not expire until after 2020. Information on the current status of all license renewal applications appears on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov. To locate the data, select "index," then select the letter "l" and click on "License Renewal." The following photo illustrates one of the unexpected finds during construction of the Vogtle nuclear power plant
Air Quality in Georgia Of the 50 States plus the District of Columbia, the electric industry of the State of Georgia ranked 9th highest in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2004. The State's electric industry ranks 4th highest in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions and 12th highest in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.
More Information on Georgia's Nuclear Industry Nuclear Generation Electricity generation by nuclear power plants is available for each reactor and each State for the following years: _________________________________ 1New nuclear could come on line in 2015 under Southern's scenario, Nucleonics Week, McGraw-Hill Companies, September 15, 2005, page 15. Contact: |
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annual
nuclear statistics back to 1953
projected
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international
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