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0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, February, 2006

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Exelon restarts its Oyster Creek reactor

Exelon Corp., the largest U.S. operator of nuclear-power stations, restarted the 660-megawatt Oyster Creek reactor in New Jersey after shutting the unit down last month to investigate a pump failure. "Two different recirculation pumps needed repair," Pete Resler, a spokesman for Chicago-based Exelon, said. Exelon is the parent of Peco Energy Co. The reactor, shut down since Jan. 29, was restarted about 10 a.m. Sunday and is operating at 70 percent of capacity, he said. Resler declined to say when the plant would return to full production. The plant is in Forked River, N.J. It can produce enough power for 528,000 typical U.S. homes, based on U.S. Energy Department estimates. - Bloomberg News

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