Perry Nuclear Generating Station
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
History
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 ( 150 m ) cooling tower . It is possible that a second unit could be constructed on the site , but current economical and regulatory conditions are not conducive to doing so ( in addition to back taxes that would be due to the `` abandon in place '' designations on many objects in Unit 2 ) . Eleven hundred acres at the Perry plant were designated in 1993 as an urban wildlife sanctuary by the National Institute for Urban Wildlife . The area has trees , shrubs , streams and ponds ; and a habitat for heron , belted kingfisher , ducks and geese . The forested area is ideal for the crane-fly orchid , a rare species in Ohio . The site includes a wetland that contains spotted turtles , an endangered species in Ohio . [ 6 ] On March 28 , 2010 , there was a fire in a lubrication system for one of the water pumps that feeds water for generation of steam . Reactor power automatically lowered to 68% due to the reduction in feed water flow , and the fire was extinguished in less than three hours . Two plant fire brigade personnel were brought to a local hospital for `` heat stress '' following the fire . No customers lost power during this event . [ 7 ] On February 9 , 2016 , the plant was unexpectedly shut down for maintenance to a recirculation pump . The reactor was brought back to full power by February 20 , 2016 . [ 8 ] In addition to Perry , Energy Harbor also owns and operates the Davis-Besse and Beaver Valley nuclear plants . [ 9 ]
The Perry Nuclear Power Plant is located on a site on Lake Erie, northeast of Cleveland in North Perry, Ohio, US. The nuclear power plant is owned by First Energy Nuclear Operating Corporation. The reactor is a General Electric BWR-6 boiling water reactor design, with a Mark III containment design. The original core power level of 3,579 megawatts thermal was increased to 3,758 megawatts thermal in 2000, making Perry one of the largest BWRs in the United States. Perry was expected to close in 2021. However, the State of Ohio signed into law in July 2019 to provide incentives to keep the plant open beyond the closure date.