Vogtle 3 & 4Current Status and Owner’s Perspective

Dale LloydVogtle 3 & 4 Project Support Director

Southern Nuclear Company

Southern Company Nuclear Fleet

• Operated by Southern Nuclear– Operates Southern Company’s 6 nuclear units

– 3,200 employees

• Experienced Operator

Southern Company Nuclear Fleet

• Experienced Operator– Plant operations

– In-house operational and engineering support

– Best practices and lessons learned

– O&M budget requirements

• Site location

– 30 miles southeast of Augusta, Georgia

– 3,169 acres

– 2 existing units in operation

– site originally designed for four units

Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4

– site originally designed for four units

– adequate transportation access

• Low population density

• Supportive community

• Two new units at existing Vogtle site

• Westinghouse AP1000 technology

• Submit Early Site Permit (ESP) followed by a

Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4

• Submit Early Site Permit (ESP) followed by a Combined Operating License (COL)

• Unit 3 COD Apr 2016

• Unit 4 COD Apr 2017

Ownership

• Georgia Power Company - 45.7%

• Oglethorpe Power (OPC) – 30%

• MEAG Power – 22.7%

• Dalton Utilities – 1.6%

• Task Force to evaluate feasibility (Spring 2005)

– Site selection

– Technology selection

• Initiated licensing work (2005)

Vogtle 3 & 4 Project History

• Initiated licensing work (2005)

• Project development

– Letter of Intent (Jan 2006)

– Contract negotiations (2006 – Apr 2008)

• Full Notice to Proceed Issued March 31, 2009

Vogtle 3 & 4 Key Dates

• August 2006 ESP application filed

• August 2009 ESP received

• March 2008 COL application filed• March 2008 COL application filed• Fall 2011 Expected receipt of COL

• April 2008 Execution of EPC contract with Westinghouse – Shaw consortium

Vogtle 3 & 4 Key Dates

• August 2008 Filed for Georgia Public Service Commission certification

• March 2009 Received certification from GeorgiaPublic Service Commission

• March 2009 Issued Full Notice to Proceed

• 2016 and 2017 Commercial operation

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 20172005

ESP Preparation ESP and LWA Review

08-15-06

ESP and LWA Received 8-27-09

PSC Certification Process

Proposal Submitted to the PSC for Certification

EPC Contract Signed

COLA Preparation NRC COL Review

4-8-08

8-1-08

Vogtle 3&4 Schedule

COLA Preparation NRC COL Review

COL Received (expected)

Non-Safety Related Construction

and Safety Related LWA Items

Safety Related Construction

10-2011

S/UCOD U34-1-2016

COD U44-1-2017

3-31-08

S/U

Vogtle 3 and 4

expansion is expansion is underway.

ConstructionMarch 23, 2009

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Safety

• Safety Culture

–Industrial Safety Culture

–Nuclear Safety Culture–Nuclear Safety Culture

Licensing

• NRC Interaction

–Communication

–Resources–Resources

–NRC Inspectors On Site 2010

Licensing• ESP/COLA

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• ITAAC Performance

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Vogtle 3 Vogtle 4 Vogtle 3 & 4Combined

Engineering

• Design Finalization

– I&C Design

– Simulator Development

• Impacts to Operating Units (Vogtle 1&2)

• Establishing Engineering Programs

Construction

• Establishment of Integrated Schedule

• Determining Amount of Oversight

• Implementing Lessons Learned

• Craft Labor

Procurement• World Wide Components Fabrication

Procurement

• Implementing Surveillance Program

• Module Fabrication

Steam Generator Tube Sheet InspectionSNC Materials and Inspection Services Principal Engineer

Quality Assurance

• Managing Expectations

• International Vendors• International Vendors

• Finding Qualified Staff

Operational Readiness

• INPO Program Accreditation

• Experience Requirements

– MOU with Existing Fleet– MOU with Existing Fleet

– Pre-training at Augusta Technical College

• Operator License Success Rate

Operational Readiness

• Instructor training class in progress

• 80 new hires at existing 6 units

• Detailed training schedule developed

• Additional staffing in progress

AP1000 Generic Staffing TimelineTotal Plant – Two Units

Safe,

On Schedule, On Schedule,

On Budget!