Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant
The Edwin Irby Hatch Nuclear Power Plant is near Baxley, Georgia, in the southeastern United States, on a 2,244-acre (9 km²) site. It has two General Electric boiling water reactors with a total capacity of 1,848 megawatts. Previously, the reactors had a combined capacity listing of 1,759 MW. Unit 1 went online in 1974 and was followed by Unit 2 in 1978. The plant was named for Edwin I. Hatch, president of Georgia Power from 1963 to 1975, and chairman from 1975 to 1978.
| Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
E. I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant near Baxley, Georgia. | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Baxley, Appling County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31°56′3″N 82°20′38″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | Unit 1: September 30, 1968 Unit 2: February 1, 1972 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: December 31, 1975 Unit 2: September 5, 1979 |
| Construction cost | $3.214 billion (2007 USD) |
| Owner(s) | Georgia Power (50.1%) OPC (30%) MEAG (17.7%) Dalton Utilities (2.2%) |
| Operator(s) | Southern Nuclear |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | BWR |
| Reactor supplier | General Electric |
| Cooling towers | 6 × Mechanical Draft |
| Cooling source | Altamaha River |
| Thermal capacity | 2 × 2804 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 876 MW 1 × 883 MW |
| Make and model | BWR-4 (Mark 1) |
| Nameplate capacity | 1759 MW |
| Capacity factor | 94.30% (2017) 81.25% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 14,165 GWh (2021 |
| External links | |
| Website | Plant Hatch |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
In 2002, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) extended the operating licenses for both reactors for an additional twenty years.
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