BWR= Boiling Water Reactor
Note:  Both reactors were previously listed at a higher capacity, 924 net MW(e).

Description:  The Edwin I. Hatch nuclear power plant is near Baxley, Georgia, on a 2,244-acre site.

Ownership:  The Hatch plant is operated by the Southern Nuclear Operating Company.  Hatch’s owners include:  Georgia Power Company (50.1 percent), Oglethorpe Power Corporation (30 percent), Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (17.7 percent), and the Dalton Water & Light Sinking Fund Commission (2.2 percent).

The Impact of the Nuclear Industry on Georgia:

• Vogtle Whale Still Fascinates
• Highlights
• Nuclear-provided Electricity Generation
• Competition in the State Electricity Market
• Environmental Trends: Emissions levels
• Various Links to related sites.

Sources: Capacity, for purposes of this report, is the net summer capability as reported in Energy Information Administration (EIA) survey form 860, “Annual Electric Generator Report.” Capacity Factor is a calculation in which the maximum possible generation (based on net summer capability) is divided into the actual generation than multiplied by 100 to get a percentage. Generation is the electricity output reported by plant owners on EIA survey form 906. Type of Unit: All U.S. commercial reactors currently in operation are one of two types: BWR (boiling water reactor) or PWR (pressurized light water reactor). The type is identified in EIA’s Nuclear Power Generation and Fuel Cycle Report. Both the On-line Date and the License Expiration Date are reported annually in Information Digest by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.


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