Plant Vogtle Unit 2 Returns to Service Following Planned Refueling and Maintenance Outage

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Oct 13, 2011, 01:00 ET

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Unit 2 of the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga., resumed generating electricity on Oct. 12 at 2:30 p.m. EDT after a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage was completed safely and successfully. The refueling outage began Sept. 18, 2011.

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During this outage, routine maintenance and refueling activities took place as well as several equipment reliability improvements and system upgrade projects including; work on the low-pressure turbine and the replacement of a circulation water pump.

Also during the 24-day outage, Plant Vogtle Unit 1 continued to supply electricity safely.

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Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company, operates the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga., the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala. and the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga.

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With 4.4 million customers and more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier energy company serving the Southeast. A leading U.S. producer of electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average. Southern Company was named the World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility by Fortune magazine in 2011, and is consistently listed among the top U.S. electric service providers in customer satisfaction by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Visit our website at www.southerncompany.com.

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