Georgia's Plant Vogtle Powers Down for Leak Repair, to Return to Full Strength Tuesday

SUGAR LAND--September 3, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Alvin W Vogtle Nuclear Power Station, located at Waynesboro, Georgia, was down-powered during the Labor Day weekend after a leak was discovered. Maintenance personnel said Unit 01 was down-powered to about 30% capacity Saturday due to a malfunctioning pump seal. The plant is jointly owned by Georgia Power (45.7%) (NYSE:GAR) (Atlanta), a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE:SO); Oglethorpe Power Corporation (30%) (Tucker, Georgia), Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (22.7%) (Atlanta) and Dalton Utilities (1.6%) (Dalton). Within this article: Details on Alvin W Vogtle Nuclear Plant, including location and operational status.