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Susquehanna-2, United States
Overview
CURRENT STATUS
Operable
DETAILS
Reactor Type
Commercial Reactor
Process
BWR
Vendor
General Electric (GE)
Owner
Ppl Corporation(Former Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. Pp&L)
Model
BWR-4 (Mark 2)
Operator
Ppl Susquehanna, Llc
Capacity Net
1257 MWe
Capacity Gross
1330 MWe
Capacity Thermal
3952 MWt
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction
2 November 1973
Criticality
8 May 1984
Grid Connection
3 July 1984
Commercial Operation
12 February 1985
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life
233.66 TWh
Capacity Factor Life
86.2 %
PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, USA. [Image: PPL]