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  1. Susquehanna nuclear unit down for planned maintenance, turbine inspection

    Online Articles

    Mon, 15 Apr 2013

    PPL Corp. said workers shut down Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania on April 13 for a planned refueling and maintenance outage.

  2. Susquehanna nuclear Unit 2 undergoing special inspection

    Online Articles

    Mon, 14 Jan 2013

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) started a special inspection at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania on Jan 14 after an unplanned shutdown of Unit 2 on Dec. 19.

  1. Rate Changes Requested by Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities

    Wire News

    Sat, 9 Jun 2012

    The following news releases were issued today by PPL Corporation's regulated utility subsidiaries in Kentucky: LG&E Requests Rate Change for Improved Service and ReliabilityIncrease amounts to less than 25 cents per day for electric and natural gas customers, to be effective January 2013, if ...

  2. Source of leak found at nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania

    Online Articles

    Thu, 21 Jun 2012

    PPL Corp. said it has found the source of a leak inside the 1,260 MW Unit 1 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.

  3. Electric Utility Industry Gathers at EUCG Fall Workshop to Discuss Benchmarking, Safety, Systems Reliability and Future Trends

    Wire News

    Fri, 9 Nov 2012

     Risk management, safety, support cost analysis and systems reliability were just a few of the issues examined by electric utility industry leaders during the EUCG Fall Conference & Workshop in Denver. EUCG, a global association of energy and electric utility professionals, meets semiannually to ...

  4. Nuclear unit returns to service, no blade cracks found in second unit

    Online Articles

    Thu, 7 Jun 2012

    Unit 1 at the 2,500 MW Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County, Pa., resumed generating electricity for customers June 7 after a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage.

  5. Landfill gas-to-energy project unveiled in Pennsylvania

    Online Articles

    Thu, 11 Oct 2012

    PPL Renewable Energy unveiled a new landfill gas-to-energy facility Oct. 11 at the 513-acre Lycoming County Resource Management Services landfill in Montgomery, Pa.

  6. Unit 2 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Shut Down for Planned Inspection

    Wire News

    Thu, 31 May 2012

    Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County, Pa., shut down on Wednesday (5/30) for a planned inspection of its turbine. Workers will inspect turbine blades from the Unit 2 low-pressure turbine for indications of cracking following the discovery of cracks during recent ...

  7. Nuclear power plant returned to service

    Online Articles

    Fri, 15 Jun 2012

    Workers did not find any issues with the blades on Unit 2 during the inspection.

  8. Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Returns to Service

    Wire News

    Tue, 3 Jul 2012

    Unit 1 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County, Pa., resumed generating electricity for customers Monday (7/2) after an outage to investigate and repair a small water leak inside the containment structure surrounding the reactor.