Key Generator of Emission-Free Electricity Poised to Continue Safe,
Reliable Operations
OSWEGO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC (CENG) today announced that its
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2 in Scriba, N.Y., has completed a
scheduled refueling outage and maintenance. Unit 2 returned to the
electrical grid at 6:51 p.m. on May 3, 2010.
The refueling outage was completed in 30 days, 21 hours and 56 minutes.
The previous Unit 2 refueling outage was 26 days.
During the outage, workers performed more than 2,800 inspections and
maintenance activities on a variety of plant components and systems.
These activities included replacing a third of the reactors fuel. Many
of the activities performed during the outage cannot be performed while
the unit is running and all are designed to ensure the continued safe
and reliable production of electricity.
Successful completion of the equipment maintenance and inspections
performed during this refueling outage will enhance operations and
reliability during Nine Mile Point Unit 2s operating cycle over the
next two years, said Sam Belcher, vice president, Nine Mile Point
Nuclear Station. This success is a tribute to the significant role
played by the entire Nine Mile Point outage team our Nine Mile Point
employees, shared resources from CENGs Calvert Cliffs and R.E. Ginna
Nuclear Power Plants, our Baltimore offices, Constellations Generation
Services and more than 1,500 contract workers in safely and
efficiently executing the refueling outage.
Belcher noted that effective refueling outages and longer operating
cycles at Nine Mile Point benefit customers by optimizing nuclear
energys benefits as a reliable source of emissions-free electricity.
In addition to standard refueling and maintenance activities, plant
personnel completed modifications and inspections to ensure continued
equipment reliability.
Constellation Energy Nuclear Group owns 100 percent of Unit 1 and 82
percent of Unit 2 - 1,553 megawatts of Nine Mile Points 1,758 MW of
total generating capacity. The Long Island Power Authority owns 18
percent of Unit 2. In October 2006, Nine Mile Point Nuclear station
received renewed operating licenses for both generating units from the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The renewed licenses permit both
units to operate an additional 20 years from their original 40-year
licensesUnit 1 to operate until 2029 and Unit 2 until 2046.
About Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC
Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, (CENG), headquartered in
Baltimore, Maryland, is a strategic joint venture of Constellation
Energy (NYSE: CEG) and EDF Group. CENG owns and operates three
generating stations, Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, in Lusby, MD.;
R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant in Ontario, N.Y and Nine Mile Point
Nuclear Station in Scriba, N.Y. The 2009 annual electricity production
was more than 32 million megawatt-hours, meeting the energy needs of 2.5
million homes. CENG has approximately 2,800 employees.
Media:
Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC
Jill
Lyon, 315-349-5221
Source: Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC
