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Vol. XXXIII • No. 1
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First Nuclear Reactors Built in 30 Years Take Shape at Georgia Power Plant Construction is ongoing for two new nuclear reactors, Units 3 and 4, at Georgia Power’s Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Ga. — the first new nuclear reactors to be constructed in the United Stated in 30 years — that will provide electricity to more than 500,000 homes and businesses once operational. Construction on Unit 3 started in March 2013 with an expected completion date of November 2021. For Unit 4, work began in November 2013 with a targeted delivery date of November 2022. Each unit houses a
By Irwin Rapoport
CEG CORRESPONDENT Epi ro c App oint s New Pr esi dent, CEO.. .26
Table of Contents ..............4 Recycling Section .......37-47 Parts Section ..............48-49 Truck & Trailer Section ...... ....................................50-52 Business Calendar ..........58 Auction Section ..........60-64 Advertisers Index ..............66
Weighing in at 2 million pounds, the roof of Unit 3’s shield building is lifted into place.
Westinghouse AP1000 (Advanced Passive) nuclear reactor that can generate about 1,117 megawatts (MWe). The reactor pressure vessels and steam generators are from Doosan, a South Korean firm. The pouring of concrete was delayed to 2013 due to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission issuing a license amendment which permitted the use of higher-strength concrete for the foundations of the reactors, eliminating the need to make additional modifications to reinforcing steel bar. see NUCLEAR page 36
Crews Raise Bridge That’s Set Too Low for Traffic Its proper name is the North Carolina CEG CORRESPONDENT Railroad Overpass (NCRR) or the Gregson Street Bridge, but locals in Durham just called it the “can opener,” a moniker that grew from its impact on trucks and RVs too tall to fit beneath the 11-ft., 8-inch structure. It also was known as the 11-foot-8 By Lori Tobias
bridge and even inspired a website — 11foot8.com — with videos of the frequent collisions. “Typically bridges are 14 ft., 6 in.,” said NCRR engineer Donald Arant. “Clearance was restricted. As a result, trucks were subject to being opened up.” The NCRR even installed a “sacrificial”
crash beam in front of the bridge so it would take the damage instead of the bridge. They also installed signs that flashed warnings when a too-tall vehicle approached the bridge. But the crashes, generally involving box style trucks, kept coming. Then, Ohio-based bridge specialist W.M. see BRIDGE page 22