AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- Plant Vogtle’s Unit 3 fuel loading is finished and start up testing will begin soon. The unit is expected to be operational by next spring, but what does this mean for the future of energy in Georgia?
The primary energy sources in the United States are fossil fuels, coal, and natural gas. All of these are nonrenewable, meaning once they are gone, they’re gone.
Nuclear energy is also nonrenewable, but the difference is, that it’s recyclable and will last longer.
Radioactive fuel added to 3rd nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle
Vogtle Units 3 and 4 will produce recyclable, carbon free nuclear power. Officials say clean energy like this is the future of energy all over the country.
“We’re going to be down just to a couple of coal units in the state of Georgia,” said Tim Echols, Georgia’s Public Service Commissioner.
Echols…