Members of the media will get an up-close look at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle at the Annual Media Day today.

Representatives from Georgia Power, Southern Nuclear and local emergency management agencies will be on hand to explain plant operations and emergency procedures. Attendees will be given a brief presentation at the Vogtle Visitors Center, which will focus on the operations of the plant's Units 1 and 2.

The Media Day is held annually at Plant Vogtle to allow area media the opportunity to become more familiar with the plant and nuclear energy in general.

Plant Vogtle is one of Georgia Power's two nuclear facilities and is one of three nuclear facilities in the Southern Company system. Unit 1 began commercial operation in May 1987. Unit 2 began commercial operation in May 1989. Each unit is capable of generating 1,215 megawatts (mw) for a total capacity of 2,430 mw.

Additionally, attendees will also take a brief tour of the Vogtle units 3 and 4 construction site. Construction on the project, a more than $14 billion investment in Georgia's energy future, continues at an impressive pace. Significant work has been done on turbine islands, cooling towers and nuclear islands. Over the next several months, progress will continue to be made in the nuclear island, turbine building and module assemblies.

The construction of Vogtle 3 and 4 is the largest job-producing project in Georgia, employing approximately 5,000 people during peak construction and creating approximately 800 permanent jobs when the plant begins operating. Once completed, the new facility will produce enough electricity to power 500,000 Georgia homes and businesses.

Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation's largest generators of electricity.  The company is an investor-owned, tax-paying utility with rates below the national average.  Georgia Power serves 2.3 million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties.