Saxton Nuclear Generating Station
| Saxton Nuclear Experiment Station | |
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 Location of Saxton Nuclear Experiment Station in Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Liberty Township, Bedford County, near Saxton, Pennsylvania |
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| Status | Decommissioned; site released for unrestricted use |
| Commission date | November 1961 [1] |
| Decommission date | May 1972 [2] |
| Owner(s) | Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corp (SNEC) and GPU Nuclear[clarification needed] |
| Operator(s) | Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corp (SNEC) and GPU Nuclear[clarification needed] |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 23.5 MW-thermal [1] |
The Saxton Nuclear Experiment Station[3][clarification needed] was a nuclear-power plant located in Bedford County, near Saxton, Pennsylvania.
Operation
The plant began operations in November 1961.[1]
It had a net power output of 23.5 MW-thermal, and its purposes were primarily to research various aspects of nuclear-reactor technology and to train personnel.[1] The plant was the first to research the use of plutonium for peaceful purposes. It also worked on cooling methods, which were used during the nuclear disasters in Japan in 2011.
Owners/operators
The owners/operators were Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corp (SNEC) and General Public Utilities Nuclear.[clarification needed]
Status
The plant was shut down in May 1972 and decommissioned. In November 2005, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission released the site for unrestricted use.[2]
See also
References
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Wikipedia articles needing clarification from December 2009
- Articles with dead external links from December 2009
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1961
- Buildings and structures in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
- Former nuclear power stations in the United States
- Nuclear power plants in Pennsylvania
- FirstEnergy
