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Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station
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Beaver Valley Power Station is a nuclear power plant covering 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) near Shippingport, Pennsylvania, 34 miles (55 km) west by north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Beaver Valley plant is operated by FirstEnergy 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.
| Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Locale | Shippingport, Pennsylvania |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: July 2, 1976 Unit 2: August 14, 1987 |
| Licence expiration | Unit 1: January 29, 2036 Unit 2: May 27, 2047 |
| Operator(s) | FirstEnergy |
| Architect(s) | Stone & Webster |
| Reactor information | |
| Reactor type(s) | PWR |
| Reactor supplier(s) | Westinghouse |
| Power station information | |
| Generation units | 2 |
| Power generation information | |
| Installed capacity | Unit 1: 970 MW Unit 2: 920 |
| Annual generation | Unit 1: 7,057 GWh Unit 2: 7,473 |
