Plant Vogtle’s spent fuel storage site delayed till October | The Augusta Chronicle

A new storage facility for spent nuclear fuel that has been accumulating at Plant Vogtle for decades will go into operation a few months later than planned, according to Southern Nuclear officials.

The initial placement of spent fuel in the first of two new storage areas at Vogtle was scheduled to occur in July but has been delayed by issues, including late delivery of equipment.

In an April 23 letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com­mission, company officials said the initial operation of the site is now scheduled for Oct. 14, which will still allow the dry cask site to begin operations well before existing pools reach capacity.

Aside from equipment delivery issues and preparing for final NRC demonstrations, the project has moved along smoothly, said Southern Nuclear spokeswoman Michelle Tims.

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