Georgia Power issued and quickly terminated an official safety alert at two units near Plant Vogtle, south of Augusta. The company says the alert was declared at noon because of a transformer fire. The alert was canceled just after 2:30 p.m. when the fire was extinguished.
The company says plant conditions did not threaten public safety, and trained personnel are working on recovery efforts.
The incident affected Vogtle Units one and two, which went into service in the 1980s.
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