Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant returned to service Saturday (6/27) after a six-day shutdown to repair a small leak in a part of the steam condensing system on the non-nuclear side of the plant.

The unit was taken out of service Monday (6/22) to repair a weld on an instrument line in the system on the non-nuclear side of the plant that condenses steam from the unit's turbine generator into water.

While the unit was shut down, plant personnel did other maintenance work that can be performed only when the unit is out of service, said Herbert D. Woodeshick, PP&L, Inc.'s special assistant to the president for Susquehanna.

"The repair and maintenance work went as planned," he added, "and we are looking forward to having good operation from both units to serve our customers during the summer months."

Unit 1 at the Susquehanna plant continued to produce power at 100 percent capacity during the Unit 2 shutdown.

The Susquehanna plant, jointly owned by PP&L, Inc. and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., is located about five miles northeast of Berwick along Route 11.

PP&L, Inc., a subsidiary of PP&L Resources, Inc., provides electricity delivery service to 1.2 million customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania, sells retail electricity throughout the state of Pennsylvania and markets wholesale electricity in 25 states and Canada.