Saxton Nuclear Generating Station

Saxton Nuclear Experiment Station

Location of Saxton Nuclear Experiment Station in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Location	Liberty Township, Bedford County, near Saxton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°13′37″N 78°14′31″W / 40.22694°N 78.24194°W / 40.22694; -78.24194Coordinates: 40°13′37″N 78°14′31″W / 40.22694°N 78.24194°W / 40.22694; -78.24194
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
Operator(s)	Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corp (SNEC) and GPU Nuclear
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	23.5 MW-thermal ^[1]

The Saxton Nuclear Experiment Station^[3] 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.

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]

References

1 2 3 4 "NRC ENDS LICENSE FOR SAXTON EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY, RELEASES SITE FOR UNRESTRICTED USE" (PDF). NRC NEWS. US NRC. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
1 2 "NRC: Saxton". US NRC. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
↑ TERMINATION OF THE SAXTON NUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL CORPORATION SITE LICENSE

External links

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Reactors

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