NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Southern Company ( SO )

took one nuclear reactor offline and reduced output from another

at its Hatch plant in Georgia after Hurricane Helene damaged the

region's electrical grid, the company told Reuters on Friday.

The nuclear plant, which is jointly owned by Southern Co ( SO )

subsidiary Georgia Power, Oglethorpe Power Corporation,

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia and Dalton Utilities,

was not significantly damaged by the hurricane, the company

said.