Vogtle 3 & 4 Current Status and Owner’s...
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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
Construction
Construction
Construction
Construction
Construction
October 21, 2009
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Construction
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
COL RAI Performance Metrics
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RAIs Received RAIs Officially Late Cumulative RAIs Received RAI Responses Submitted Cumulative
Licensing
• ITAAC Performance
VEGP 3 & 4 ITAAC Closure Loading (Initial Estimate)
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3rd QTR
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3rd QTR
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3rd QTR
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3rd QTR
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3rd QTR
2013
3rd QTR
2014
3rd QTR
2015
3rd QTR
2016
3rd QTR
2017
3rd QTR
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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!