Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant is shown Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. The electric utility said on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 that its second new reactor has begun splitting atoms.
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Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant is shown Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga.

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The second of two nuclear powered units at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle is now sending billable energy to the grid making the site the single largest non-carbon producing source of electricity in the country.