Fire sparks Georgia nuclear plant alert, but officials say no safety threat as reactors unaffected

Georgia’s largest nuclear plant declared an emergency alert Tuesday after an electrical fire.

The fire, described as small by Georgia Power Co. spokesperson John Kraft, broke out about noon and threatened an transformer that supplies electricity to one of the complex’s two older nuclear reactors, Vogtle Unit 2.

The fire was put out by plant employees, Georgia Power Co. officials said, and the alert ended just after 2:30 p.m.