Latest Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station Stories
AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has named Vito A. Kaminskas site vice president at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio. In this position, he is responsible for overall management, direction and coordination of operation of the Perry Plant. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111214/CL22735 ) A 37-year veteran of the nuclear power industry, Kaminskas was most...
AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), announced that its Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 has been honored with the 2011 Utility Achievement Award for Best Performance by the American Nuclear Society (ANS). The award recognizes Beaver Valley Unit 1 for being the top performing plant among all U.S. nuclear plants for 2010. This is the second time Beaver Valley earned this...
AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is upgrading nearly 60 emergency sirens in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania in areas surrounding the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station. The sirens are part of an extensive emergency response system designed to protect public health and safety. Thirty new sirens with battery backup power are being installed at existing siren locations within 10 miles...
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), broke ground today for a new Emergency Operations Facility in Lindsey, Ohio, for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. The new 12,000 square-foot facility will allow for improved coordination between the plant and state and local emergency management agencies during the unlikely event of an emergency at the plant. Personnel will utilize state-of-the-art...
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has named John Grabnar director of Site Operations at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio. In this position, he is responsible for overall management of the Perry Plant's Operations, Chemistry, Radiation Protection, Work Management and Outage Management groups. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110805/CL48265 ) Grabnar's 27-year nuclear...
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE - FE), has named Rick Fili director of Site Engineering at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio. In this position, he is responsible for providing direction and oversight of the engineering activities and projects performed at the Perry Plant that support safe and reliable operations. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110805/CL48256 ) With more...
AKRON, Ohio, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), broke ground today for a new Emergency Operations Facility in Beaver Falls, Pa., for the Beaver Valley Power Station. The 12,000 square-foot facility will allow for improved coordination between the plant and state and local emergency management agencies. Personnel will utilize state-of-the-art equipment to monitor environmental conditions and...
AKRON, Ohio, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Emergency Operations Facility for the Beaver Valley Power Station on Monday, June 27, at the Beaver County Airport, 135 Cessna Drive, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The event will begin at 11 a.m. Officials from FENOC, Beaver County and area emergency management agencies will be on hand for the groundbreaking....
PITTSBURGH, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuclear utility representatives from 16 European Union (EU) countries attended Westinghouse Electric Company's Stress Test Workshop in Brussels, Belgium. Westinghouse conducted the workshop to support utility customers as they formulate plans to implement an EU agreement to hold nuclear plant stress tests. The tests will assess the resistance of the EU's 143 reactors to natural disasters, as well as to man-made failures and actions. "The initiative...
AKRON, Ohio, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), broke ground today for a new Emergency Operations Center in Painesville, Ohio, for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. The 12,000 square-foot facility will house activities related to maintaining public health and safety during the unlikely event of an emergency at the plant. Personnel will utilize state-of-the-art equipment to monitor environmental...
