20 Apr (NucNet): Baltimore-based utility Constellation Energy says its Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in New York state has completed a scheduled refuelling outage at unit one in 29 days – the shortest ever for the unit.
In addition to normal refuelling activities, plant personnel carried out several modifications during the outage including reactor recirculation motor replacements, reactor recirculation pump seal replacements and equipment upgrades in the switchyard.
Constellation, which also operates the R.E. Ginna nuclear power plant in New York state and Calvert Cliffs in Maryland, said the stage was set for the refuelling outage by more than a year of preparation.
Nine Mile Point-1 is a 621-megawatt boiling water reactor that began commercial operation in 1969.
In October 2005, Constellation Energy said it intends to apply for a combined construction and operating licence, marking the first step in a process that could lead to the deployment of its first nuclear power plant in more than 30 years.
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