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Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant Gears Up for Steam Generator Replacement (With SG Photos)

As Ohio's Davis-Besse nuclear plant prepares for the new year, much of the focus will center on the installation of two new steam generators that are already on site. Babcock & Wilcox delivered two, 470-ton SGs (pictured below) in late October. Manufactured in Cambridge, Ontario, over the course of four years, they were shipped across Lake Erie to the Port of Toledo, where rail cars took them to the plant. According to a release from plant operator FirstEnergy, the SGs are currently stored in a new 18,000-square-foot building. They will be installed during a refueling outage next spring. The new SGs will help extend the life of the reactor as Davis-Besse pursues a 20-year license extension...