Westinghouse AP1000® Reactor Marks New Era for Nuclear Energy in the United States
Cranberry Township, PA – March 6, 2023 – Westinghouse Electric Company today celebrates an important milestone for Southern Nuclear, Georgia Power, and other project partners as Plant Vogtle 3 achieved the initial criticality of self-sustaining nuclear fission. Plant Vogtle, located near Waynesboro, GA, is the site of the first two AP1000® reactors to be built in the U.S.