Today, Oglethorpe Power Chief Executive Officer Michael L. Smith issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) finding that all acceptance criteria in the combined license for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 3 are met.  Oglethorpe Power is a co-owner of Vogtle Units 3 and 4. 

"Oglethorpe Power would like to recognize the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its preparedness and efficient effort to find that Vogtle Unit 3 has met all inspections, tests, analyses and acceptance criteria to operate the facility. The NRC's thorough oversight resulted in this finding, which is a key step toward loading fuel for Unit 3 and assuring that we have a safe and reliable generating facility that can serve Georgians for the next 60-80 years," said Smith. "Oglethorpe is proud of the hard work and perseverance of thousands of men and women in the Vogtle workforce that are responsible for this good news today."