Saxton Nuclear Experiment Station | |
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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 |
Status | Decommissioned; site released for unrestricted use |
Construction began | 1960 |
Commission date | November 1961 [1] |
Decommission date | May 1972 [2] |
Owners | Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corp (SNEC) and GPU Nuclear[clarification needed] |
Operators | Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corp (SNEC) and GPU Nuclear[clarification needed] |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | Pressurized Water Reactor |
Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 23.5 MW-thermal [1] |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Saxton Nuclear Experiment Station,[3] also known as the Saxton Nuclear Generating Station or Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corporation Facility, was a small nuclear power plant located in Bedford County, near Saxton, Pennsylvania.