| Susquehanna Steam Electric Station | |
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| Data | |
| Country |  United States |
| Location | Berwick, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41°05′20″N 76°08′56″W / 41.088867°N 76.148987°WCoordinates: 41°05′20″N 76°08′56″W / 41.088867°N 76.148987°W |
| Owner | Pennsylvania Power & Light (90%) Allegheny Electric Cooperative (10%) |
| Start of commercial operation | Unit 1: November 12, 1982 Unit 2: June 27, 1984 |
| Reactors | |
| Reactor supplier | General Electric |
| Reactor type | BWR-4 |
| Reactors active | 2 |
| Power | |
| Capacity | Unit 1: 1,135 MW Unit 2: 1,140 MW |
| Total power generation in 2007 | Unit 1: 9,456 GW·h Unit 2: 8,781 GW·h |
| Average annual generation (last 5 yrs) | Unit 1: 8,953 GW·h Unit 2: 9,104 GW·h |
| Status | Operating |
| Other details | |
| License expires | Unit 1: 17 July 2042 Unit 2: 23 March 2044 |
| Website – Susquehanna |
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The Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, a nuclear power station, is in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania just south of Shickshinny, in Salem Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is operated by PPL and has two General Electric boiling water reactors on a site of 1,075 acres (4.4 km²), with 1,130 employees working on site and another 180 employees in Allentown, Pennsylvania. While PPL operates the facility, Harrisburg-based Allegheny Electric Cooperative purchased 10% of the plant in 1977.[1][2]
In November 2009, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) extended the operation licenses of the reactors for an additional 20 years.[3]
In 2008, PPL filed an application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a license to build and operate a new nuclear plant under consideration near Berwick, Pa. The Bell Bend nuclear plant would be built near the company’s existing two-unit Susquehanna nuclear power plant. A final decision by PPL on whether to move forward with the Bell Bend plant won’t be made for several years.
Notes
- ^ http://www.pplweb.com/susquehanna+energy+information+center/susquehanna+plant/at+a+glance.htm
- ^ http://www.pplweb.com/ppl+generation/nuclear+plants/ppl+susquehanna+fact+sheet.htm
- ^ "Susquehanna gets 20 more years". World Nuclear News. World Nuclear Association (WNA). 25 November 2009. http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS_Susquehanna_gets_20_more_years_2511091.html. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
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