Latest Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station Stories

AKRON, Ohio, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, June 15, at 7755 Auburn Rd., Painesville, Ohio, for a new Emergency Operations Center for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. The event will begin at 10 a.m. FENOC officials, as well as representatives from Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula County government agencies, will be on hand for the groundbreaking. Perry Vice...

AKRON, Ohio, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), announced today that Eric A. Larson has been named vice president, Nuclear Support. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110613/CL18476 ) Larson is responsible for FENOC's fleet operations, security and strategic industry initiatives for the company's three nuclear power plants. He also has oversight responsibility for the BETA Laboratory,...

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter P. Sena of Pittsburgh, Pa., has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE). Sena, who is currently senior vice president, FENOC Operations, will assume his new position following completion of the proposed merger of FirstEnergy and Allegheny Energy (NYSE: AYE). (Photo:...

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is now offering Pennsylvania Power (Penn Power) residential electric customers a fixed price of 6.19 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) on electric generation until December 2012. "FirstEnergy Solutions is offering the lowest price on electric generation* in Penn Power's service area," said Tony Banks, vice president of Product & Market Development for FirstEnergy Solutions....

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 28, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced that its FirstEnergy Generation Corp. subsidiary sold a 6.65 percent participation interest in the output of the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) to Peninsula Generation Cooperative, a subsidiary of Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc., for an undisclosed amount. The sale, which closed today and is effective December 31, 2010, involves approximately 150 megawatts (MW) of capacity...

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), announced its Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station Unit 1, located in Shippingport, Pa., returned to service today following an October 2 shutdown for refueling and maintenance. The 911-megawatt plant is currently operating at 24 percent power and is expected to reach full power in the next several days. Unit 1 began producing electricity at 4:49 a.m....

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), announced today that it had submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for renewal of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station operating license. The 908-megawatt plant located in Oak Harbor, Ohio, is licensed to operate until 2017. If approved, license renewal would extend operations for an additional 20 years, until 2037....

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of its long-standing tradition of assisting neighboring electric companies in need, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) utilities have sent 140 employees - including 56 line crews - to Rockville, Maryland, to help restore electrical service to more than 87,000 Pepco customers who remain without electricity after a devastating thunderstorm hit the greater Washington, D.C. area this morning. This marks the second time in less than a month that...

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the overwhelming need for support following the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti, The FirstEnergy Foundation will match FirstEnergy employee contributions to relief efforts made through American Red Cross chapters in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey - the states where the company has operations. "Our employees have a strong tradition of giving generously, regardless of where the need is," said FirstEnergy President and CEO Anthony...

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstEnergy Generation Corp., a subsidiary of Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced that it has purchased the rights to develop a compressed-air electric generating plant on a 92-acre site in Norton, Ohio, from CAES Development Company, LLC. The transaction includes rights to a 600-acre underground cavern, formerly operated as a limestone mine, that is ideal for energy storage technology. "The compressed-air...