The in-service date for the Vogtle-4 nuclear power plant under construction in the US state of Georgia is being pushed back to 2024 due to a motor fault in one of four reactor coolant pumps, Georgia Power said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The 6 October filing noted that Southern Nuclear has started the process of replacing the faulty reactor coolant pump (RCP) with an onsite spare one from inventory.
The new in-service timeframe is projected for the first quarter of 2024. Commercial operation had been scheduled for early 2024, so the new schedule potentially represents only a short delay.