Perry Nuclear Generating Station

The Perry Nuclear Power Plant is a General Electric boiling water reactor owned by First Energy Nuclear Operating Corporation and located on 1,100 acres (450 ha) outside of Cleveland in North Perry, Ohio, USA.

The reactor is a BWR-6 design, with a Mark III containment design. The original core power level of 3579 megawatts thermal was increased to 3758 megawatts thermal in 2000, making Perry one of the largest BWRs in the United States.

Built at a cost of $6 billion, Perry-1 is one of the most expensive power plants ever constructed.

Perry was originally designed as a two-unit installation, but construction on Unit 2 was suspended in 1985 and formally cancelled in 1994. At the time of cancellation, all of the major buildings and structures for the second unit were completed, including the 500 foot tall cooling tower. Aerial pictures of Perry show what appears to be two nuclear units. The completed sections have since been raided for spare parts to maintain Unit 1. It is theoretically possible that a second unit could be constructed on the site, but current economical and regulatory conditions are not conducive to doing so. At any rate, the second unit would have to be re-built from the ground up to accommodate the newer reactor design that would almost certainly be installed.

Perry was the 100th power reactor licensed in the United States.

In addition to Perry, FirstEnergy also owns and operates the Davis-Besse and Beaver Valley nuclear plants.

	Unit 1	Unit 2
Reactor Type	BWR-6	BWR-6
Reactor Manufacturer	General Electric	General Electric
Turbine Manufacturer	General Electric	General Electric
Thermal Power	3,758 megawatts	Unit canceled in 1994
Electrical Output	1,260 megawatts	Unit canceled in 1994
Transmission System Connection	345,000 volts	Unit canceled in 1994
Construction Permit Issued	May 3, 1977	May 3, 1977 (construction suspended in 1985)
Initial Criticality	June, 1986	Unit canceled in 1994
First Electrical Generation	November 13, 1986	Unit canceled in 1994
Operational Date	November 18, 1987	Unit canceled in 1994
Expiration of Original License	March 18, 2026	Unit canceled in 1994

Ownership

The reactor is owned and operated by FirstEnergy.

External links

* [http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactor/perr1.html US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Information Page for Perry]
* [http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/reactors/perry.html DoE Page]