Southern Co. quietly makes next-gen nuclear fuel history in Georgia

Southern Co. quietly makes next-gen nuclear fuel history in Georgia

Over a two-year span, the Southern Co.’s Plant Vogtle power complex repeatedly made history, potentially changing the entire economics of the nuclear industry with a new uranium fuel. In 2023, Georgia’s Vogtle brought online the nation’s first new nuclear reactor built from scratch in more than three decades. Last year, a second new reactor turned on, transforming Vogtle into the nation’s second-largest power station. Now, one of Vogtle’s legacy…