2月14日,乔治亚电力公司宣布沃格特尔核电扩建项目4号机组安全达到初始临界状态,并于2024年第二季度进入商业运营。 On February 14, Georgia Power announced Unit 4 of the Vogtle nuclear power expansion safely achieved initial criticality, advancing towards commercial operation in Q2 2024.
2月14日,佐治亚电力公司宣布,位于韦恩斯伯勒的Vogtle核电扩建项目4号机组已安全达到初始临界状态。 On February 14, Georgia Power announced that Unit 4 of the Vogtle nuclear power expansion in Waynesboro had achieved initial criticality safely. 反应堆内的核裂变已经能够自我维持,产生的热量将用于在未来发电中产生蒸汽。 Nuclear fission inside the reactor has become self-sustaining, generating heat that will be used to produce steam in future electricity generation. 沃格特尔工厂的 4 号反应堆现在必须接受进一步的测试,然后才能宣布商业运营,目前预计将于 2024 年第二季度进行。 The Unit 4 reactors at Plant Vogtle now have to undergo further testing before they can be declared commercially operational, which is currently expected to be in the second quarter of 2024.