After years of delays and billions of dollars over the original budget, the first of the two new units at Plant Vogtle has officially entered commercial service, Georgia Power has announced, making history as the first new nuclear reactor built from scratch in the U.S. in more than three decades.

From the Atlanta Journal Constitution Politics News:

The shield building around Unit 3’s nuclear containment vessel at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro is seen on Friday, October 14, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / [email protected])