Susquehanna Steam Electric Station
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| Susquehanna Steam Electric Station | |
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| Data | |
| Location | Berwick, PA |
| 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 |
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| Capacity | Unit 1: 1,135 MW Unit 2: 1,140 MW |
| Total power generation in 2007 | Unit 1: 9,456 GWh Unit 2: 8,781 GW·h |
| Average annual generation (last 5 yrs) | Unit 1: 8,953 GWh Unit 2: 9,104 GW·h |
| Status | Operating |
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| License expires | Unit 1: November 12, 2022 Unit 2: June 27, 2024 |
| NRC region | 1 |
| 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 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.
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Coordinates: 41°05′20″N 76°08′56″W / 41.088867°N 76.148987°W
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