BERWICK, Pa., Aug. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Operators at
the Susquehanna nuclear power plant disconnected the Unit 1
reactor from the electrical grid on Saturday, August 18 to
perform a brief, proactive maintenance outage.
"Susquehanna's maintenance
professionals will be restoring redundancy to a major piece of
equipment to ensure reliability and predictability of our
generation equipment," said Brad
Berryman, Site Vice President. "Our team is driving
toward industry leadership in the areas of safety, operational and
financial performance. The station decided to take this action, at
this time, to ensure Susquehanna
achieves its 2018 objectives."
The Susquehanna plant, located about seven miles north
of Berwick, is owned jointly by Susquehanna Nuclear LLC and
Allegheny Electric Cooperative Inc. and is operated by Susquehanna
Nuclear. For information,
visit www.susquehannanuclear.com.
Susquehanna Nuclear LLC is one of Talen Energy's generating
affiliates. Talen Energy is one of the largest competitive energy
and power generation companies in the United States. Our diverse generating fleet
operates in well-developed, structured wholesale power markets. To
learn more about us, visit www.talenenergy.com.
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