September 2016

Teamwork and accountability are keys to safe work practices at Vogtle 3 and 4. Work continues to progress on the Unit 3 first bay turbine building. With secure safety harnessing, a worker climbs the outer wall of the Unit 3 first bay turbine building. With a crane reaching skyward, workers scale the Unit 3 first bay turbine building. The Unit 3 containment vessel and first bay turbine building in front of the Unit 3 and 4 cooling towers. An overhead gantry crane spans the Unit 3 turbine building. From above, the Unit 3 containment vessel rises above the work site. From another perspective, the massive scale of the Unit 3 containment vessel is evident. The Unit 3 containment vessel with cooling tower in the background. To prepare for lifting and placement, the MSR is transported to the Unit 3 turbine building. Vogtle 3 and 4 is crafted with precision and pride by highly skilled workers. Sparks fly in a work yard adjacent to Unit 3. A welder inside Unit 3 is one of 6,000 skilled team members working on the site. Kiona Kuykendall is a boilermaker welding apprentice on the Vogtle 3 and 4 construction site. An on-site Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspector talks with Boilermaker Welding Apprentice Kiona Kuykendall. With the help of the massive Heavy Lift Derrick, the Moisture Separator Reheater is lifted and moved into position above the turbine building. The Heavy Lift Derrick lowers the Moisture Separator Reheater into position. The Moisture Separator Reheater is lowered into place in the turbine building. The Heavy Lift Derrick lowers the Moisture Separator Reheater into position.