Peach Bottom Sets New Record

From the York Daily Record:

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station says its Unit 3 reactor has shattered a world record for longest continuous run among light-water reactors. At 9:40 a.m. Monday, Peach Bottom's Unit 3 boiling-water reactor had operated for 707 days, five hours and 40 minutes without a shutdown, the plant's operator said.

Peach Bottom's two boiling-water reactors jointly produce more than 2,200 megawatts of continuous power. One megawatt is enough electricity to power about 800 homes.

Congrats to the team at Exelon for a job well done. Back in August, General Electric named five of Exelon's reactors, including Peach Bottom, as the most efficient boiling water reactors in the world.

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