Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station
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| Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station | |
| Data | |
|---|---|
| Location | Shippingport, Pennsylvania |
| Operator | FirstEnergy |
| Start of commercial operation | Unit 1: 1976-07-02 Unit 2: 1987-08-14 |
| Reactors | |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Power | |
| Capacity | Unit 1: 970 MW Unit 2: 920 MW |
| Total power generation in 2007 | Unit 1: 7,057 GWh Unit 2: 7,473 GWh |
| Average annual generation (last 5 yrs) | Unit 1: 6,566 GWh Unit 2: 6,882 GWh |
| Status | Operating |
| Generators | 3 |
| Other details | |
| Architect | Stone & Webster |
| License expires | Unit 1: 2016-01-29 Unit 2: 2027-05-27 |
| NRC region | 1 |
Beaver Valley Power Station is a nuclear power plant covering 500 acres (2 km²) near Shippingport, Pennsylvania, 34 miles (54 km) west by north of Pittsburgh.
The Beaver Valley plant is owned by First Energy Nuclear Operating Corporation. FirstEnergy is the holding company for Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Toledo Edison, Metropolitan Edison, Jersey Central Power and Light, and the Pennsylvania Power Company.
This plant has two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors.
[edit] See also
While the Shippingport Reactor has been decommissioned, Beaver Valley Units 1 and 2 are still licensed and in operation.
[edit] External links
- DoE page
- Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station is at coordinates Coordinates:
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