The company will replace 65 of the 157 fuel assemblies to improve efficiency and reliability besides implementing safety measures such as inspections of turbine, vessel head and electric generator.
The 904MW Beaver Valley Unit 2 has been in operated for 532 consecutive days generating 12 million MWh of electricity since the completion of its last refueling in April 2011.
Preventive maintenance to promote safe and reliable operations will also be performed on major components including pumps, valves and the cooling tower.
FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company headquartered in Akron, Ohio and it’s subsidiaries also operate the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio.
