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16 April 2007 -- Unit 2 at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County, Pa., resumed generating electricity after successfully completing a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage.
"In terms of work completed, this was one of the largest outages we've conducted," said Robert A. Saccone, vice president of Nuclear Operations for PPL Susquehanna.
During the outage, which started March 3, workers replaced about 40 percent of the reactor's uranium fuel, upgraded some major plant components to prepare for a planned future increase in generating capacity and completed other planned maintenance jobs.
Saccone said the upgrades included refurbishing the main electrical generator, replacing the four large pumps that move water from the main condenser and replacing equipment that preheats water before it is pumped into the reactor. PPL schedules refueling and maintenance outages for one of the two units at the Susquehanna plant every year.
The plant is owned jointly by PPL Susquehanna LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative Inc., and is operated by PPL Susquehanna.
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