- Point Beach Nuclear Generating Station
Point Beach Nuclear Generating Station is a former WE Energies-built
nuclear power plant , located north ofTwo Rivers, Wisconsin , USA.The plant is currently owned by the FPL Group, which closed on purchase of the plant in October 2007 [http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/CLM04601102007-1.htm] and is operated by the
Nuclear Management Company .In December, 2006, an agreement was reached to sell the plant to a subsidiary of the FPL Group of
Juno Beach, Florida . As part of the sale, WE Energies will repurchase all of the power produced by the plant for at least 20 years. From 2000-2007, the plant was managed by the Nuclear Management Company.This plant has two Westinghouse
pressurized water reactor s. There is also a visitors' center located at the Point Beach site.Most of the power from this plant goes to the Green Bay area and communities along the
Lake Michigan shorline of Southeastern Wisconsin.External links
* [http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/reactors/pointbeach.html DoE Page]
* [http://www.nukeworker.com/pictures/albums/North_America/usa/maps/Point_Beach_IFR.jpgNukeWorker]
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