Edwin I Hatch nuclear power plant

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Other names: Hatch

Edwin I Hatch nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Appling County, Georgia, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Edwin I Hatch nuclear power plant

Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
1	Operating	1975	911 MW	Boiling water reactor	BWR-4 (Mark 1)	Georgia Power Co [100%]	Southern Nuclear Operating Company
2	Operating	1979	921 MW	Boiling water reactor	BWR-4 (Mark 1)	Georgia Power Co [100%]	Southern Nuclear Operating Company

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Edwin I Hatch nuclear power plant

Unit name	Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation
1	September 30, 1968	September 12, 1974	November 11, 1974	December 31, 1975
2	February 1, 1972	July 4, 1978	September 22, 1978	September 5, 1979

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Edwin I Hatch nuclear power plant

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Unit name	Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
1	876 MW	777 MW	2804 MWt
2	883 MW	784 MW	2804 MWt

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Edwin I Hatch nuclear power plant

Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Appling County, Georgia, United States	31.9342, -82.3447 (exact)
2	Appling County, Georgia, United States	31.9342, -82.3447 (exact)

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