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#Limerick power plant unit shut down for refueling

Limerick power-plant unit shut down for refueling Exelon Generation shut down Limerick Generating Station Unit 2 for refueling on Monday, officials said. Exelon plans to hire more than 1,500 additional workers as the nuclear power plant in Montgomery County is refueled for the next several months, according to a press release from the company. “Hundreds … Continue reading #Limerick power plant unit shut down for refueling

#PSEG Nuclear’s #Hope_Creek Generating Station Begins Refueling Outage and Sets New Records

PSEG Nuclear’s Hope Creek Generating Station Begins Refueling Outage and Sets New Records HANCOCKS BRIDGE, N.J., April 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — PSEG Nuclear’s Hope Creek Generating Station was safely taken offline today just after midnight for its scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. The operation marked a new record for the plant’s longest continuous production run … Continue reading #PSEG Nuclear’s #Hope_Creek Generating Station Begins Refueling Outage and Sets New Records

Unit 1 at #Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Begins Scheduled Refueling Outage

Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Begins Scheduled Refueling Outage (MENAFN Editorial) BERWICK, Pa., March 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ –Operators at the Susquehannanuclear power plant, a wholly owned subsidiary of Talen Energy Corporation, disconnected the Unit 1 reactor from the electrical grid early Saturday, March 31, 2018to begin a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. While … Continue reading Unit 1 at #Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Begins Scheduled Refueling Outage

#Limerick – 1 nuclear unit in #Pennsylvania coasts to refueling outage

Limerick-1 nuclear unit in Pennsylvania coasts to refueling outage Exelon Generation’s 1,246-MW Limerick-1 nuclear unit in Limerick, Pennsylvania, has begun its coast to a refueling and maintenance outage. Company spokeswoman Emily Ryan said in an email Friday that the reactor was “currently at 99% power as part of the unit’s end-of-cycle coastdown. For competitive reasons, … Continue reading #Limerick – 1 nuclear unit in #Pennsylvania coasts to refueling outage

#Watts_Bar starts maintenance, refueling outage

Watts Bar starts maintenance, refueling outage The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 began a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage on Saturday, Oct. 28, after producing more than 6.2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity since the start of commercial operations in October 2016. “Our work during this outage will position Watts Bar Unit … Continue reading #Watts_Bar starts maintenance, refueling outage