Unit 1 at the Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant seven miles north of Berwick, Pa., is back on line after a 21-day outage prompted by discovery of a water leak inside the reactor's containment structure, Talen Energy said on Monday.
Unit 2 remained operational throughout the shutdown, while plant personnel discovered a second minor leak from a pipe beneath the reactor vessel, which was reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on June 8, two days after the original leak was discovered.
Susquehanna site vice president Jon Franke said the primary focus throughout the maintenance outage was on “keeping each other and the surrounding community safe.”
“We have worked effectively with our equipment vendors and other industry experts to develop and implement the plant to complete repairs to return the unit to reliable service,” Franke said.
The Susquehanna plant is jointly owned by Susquehanna Nuclear LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative and is operated by Susquehanna Nuclear, one of Talen Energy's generating affiliates.