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A series of firsts delivers new Plant Vogtle units
Southern Nuclear was first when no one wanted to be.
The nuclear subsidiary of the century-old utility Southern Company, based in Atlanta, Ga., joined a pack of nuclear companies in the early 2000s—during what was then dubbed a “nuclear renaissanceâ€â€”bullish on plans for new large nuclear facilities and adding thousands of new carbon-free megawatts to the grid.
In 2008, Southern Nuclear applied for a combined construction and operating license (COL), positioning the company to receive the first such license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2012. Also in 2008, Southern became the first U.S. company to sign an engineering, procurement, and construction contract for a Generation III+ reactor. Southern chose Westinghouse’s AP1000 pressurized water reactor, which was certified by the NRC in December 2011.
Fast forward a dozen years—which saw dozens of setbacks and hundreds of successes—and Southern Nuclear and its stakeholders celebrated the completion of Vogtle Units 3 and 4: the first new commercial nuclear power construction project completed in the U.S. in more than 30 years.
Thank you to the following donors whose support helps further the Society’s mission to advance, foster, and spur the development and application of nuclear science, engineering, and technology to benefit society.
Jacob W. Anderson
Wayne L. Andrews, Jr.
Joseph S. Armijo
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Derek N. Bass
Mark A. Bates
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William L. Myers
Kevin R. O'Kula
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Brad Parks
Charles W. Pennington
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Thank you to the following donors whose contributions support the Center’s education and outreach efforts that inform, engage, and inspire audiences across the country, including educators, students and the public.
Carolinas Virginia Nuclear Power Associates
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Exelon Generation
NAC International
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William Arthur Wharton, III
ANS Education, Training & Workforce Development Division
North American Young Generation in Nuclear
Thank you to the following donors whose contributions help provide the financial resources needed for undergraduate and graduate students to begin or continue their academic studies within a variety of nuclear fields.
Beverly Ann Tyreman
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Robert E. Johannesen
Warren E. Keene
Corey K. McDaniel
Andrea L. Sterdis
ANS Materials Science & Technology Division
ANS Mathematics & Computation Division
ANS Reactor Physics Division
ANS Decommissioning & Environmental Sciences Division
ANS Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division
Thank you to the following donors whose contributions to ANS help support the annual operations of the Society, furthering our mission and important work.
Thank you to the following companies that have matched their employees’ contributions to ANS in support of the Society’s work.
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
Duke Energy Foundation
Exelon Foundation
GE Foundation