The Pennsylvania Plants: Limerick - TMI - Susquehanna - Peach Bottom
Exelon owns/operates the following facilities in Pennsylvania and nearby states:
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey Illinois
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| Limerick |
| The Limerick facility has 2 General Electric BWR units. In the photo above, note the natural draft cooling towers in the background. This faciltiy is located northwest of Philadelphia. |
| Three Mile Island |
| Three Mile Island consists of 2 Babcock and Wilcox PWR
units. Unit 1 is owned / operated by Amergen, a subsidiary of PECO and British
Energy. Unit 2 had a major accident in 1979. The
unit is permanently shutdown and core was removed. Peach Bottom |
| The Peach Bottom facility near York, Pennsylvania on the
Susquehanna River has 2
older General Electric BWR-3
units. The original Unit 1 gas cooled reactor was shutdown in the 1970's. Susquehanna The Susquehanna facility near Berwick, Pennsylvania has 2 General Electric BWR units. In the background note the natural draft cooling towers. PP&L owns/operates this facility northwest of Philadelphia. See the US plant address, plants, and map pages for more information. Copyright © 1996-2006. The Virtual Nuclear Tourist. All rights reserved. Revised: January 11, 2006.
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