Southern Nuclear
Michael Blanton is a skilled Nuclear Plant Operator with experience at Southern Nuclear since October 2016, where responsibilities include operating controls and ensuring public safety. Currently a candidate for the NRC Reactor Operator License, Michael has completed systems operator training for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant's AP1000 reactors and serves as the Operations Department Training Coordinator. Prior experience includes a role as a Nuclear Auxiliary Operator Trainee at Omaha Public Power District, gaining knowledge in nuclear power systems and emergency response. Michael's educational background includes a Master of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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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.