Nov 29 (Reuters) – PPL Corp restarted the
1,190-megawatt Unit 2 at its Susquehanna nuclear power plant in
Pennsylvania by Thursday, and reconnected it to the regional
power grid, after repairing a hydraulic system associated with
the unit’s main turbine.
Plant operators detected the leaks during routine
inspections at startup procedures, the company said in a
statement.
“We made repairs and, as part of our normal process for
resolving plant issues, we also inspected the soundness of other
related equipment,” said Timothy Rausch, PPL Susquehanna senior
vice president and chief nuclear officer.
Meanwhile, Unit 1 was operating safely at full power, the
company said.
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PLANT BACKGROUND/TIMELINE
STATE: Pennsylvania
COUNTY: Luzerne
TOWN: Salem Township
OPERATOR: PPL Susquehanna LLC
OWNER(S): PPL Corp (90 pct)
Allegheny Electric Coop Inc (10 pct)
CAPACITY: 2,450 MW
UNIT(S): 1 – 1,260-MW General Electric boiling water
reactor
2 – 1,190-MW General Electric boiling water
reactor
FUEL: Nuclear
DISPATCH: Baseload
COST: $4.1 billion
TIMELINE:
1983 – Unit 1 enters commercial service
1985 – Unit 2 enters commercial service
2008 – PPL files with NRC to build one of Areva SA’s
1,600 MW Evolutionary Power Reactors
(EPR) at the site to be called Bell Bend. PPL
estimated the new reactor could cost $10 billion
2009 – NRC renews 40-year licenses for Units 1 and 2 for
additional 20 years
2009-11 – PPL to uprate plant output by about 110 MW
2013 – NRC expected to decide on construction and
operating license for Bell Bend, but the schedule
is being revised
2042 – Unit 1 extended license to expire
2044 – Unit 2 extended license to expire
(Reporting by Naveen Arul in Bangalore; editing by Miral Fahmy)
