Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Returns to Service Following Refueling and Maintenance Outage
The 908-megawatt plant is currently operating at approximately 20 percent power. Power levels will vary over the next several days as the plant ramps up to full power.
While the unit was shut down, approximately one-third of the unit's 177 fuel assemblies were exchanged. In addition, more than 1,200 work activities associated with numerous inspections, preventive maintenance and improvement projects were completed, including examinations of various pumps and valves, the reactor vessel, steam generators, turbine generator and cooling tower.
"Davis-Besse's solid outage performance reflects the hard work and dedication of the plant employees and more than 1,000 temporary contract workers and FENOC personnel who assisted with the refueling outage," said FENOC Chief Operating Officer
Prior to the outage, Davis-Besse operated safely and reliably, generating more than 13.8 million megawatt hours of electricity since the completion of its last refueling in
Editor's note: Photos of Davis-Besse employees performing outage work are available on Flickr.
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