Southern Nuclear
Kyle Atkinson is a Senior Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience in the engineering sector, currently employed at Southern Nuclear since December 2023. Previously, Kyle held senior mechanical engineering positions at Savannah River Mission Completion from November 2021 to December 2023 and at Augusta National Golf Club as a Facility Engineer from October 2016 to November 2021. Earlier roles include Mechanical Engineer at Augusta Service Company Inc. and Kimberly-Clark, as well as a Nuclear Support Engineer at The Shaw Group. Kyle began the professional journey as a Mechanical Engineer Co-Op at Bridgestone. Kyle earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University, completing the degree in 2009.
Southern Nuclear
Southern Nuclear operates a total of seven units for Alabama Power and Georgia Power at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala.; the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga., and the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga. The company recently achieved commercial operation on Vogtle Unit 3 and is the current licensee of Vogtle Unit 4, which is under construction. Both of these units represent historic achievements for the nuclear industry as the first new nuclear units to reach commercial operation and be built in the United States in the last three decades.