PPL’s nuclear power plant in northeastern Pennsylvania produced more electricity in 2003 than it has in its 20-year history.

The two-unit, boiling water reactor plant generated 18,007,000 megawatt-hours, breaking its generation record of 17,810,000 mwh set in 2001.

"This record achievement, the third time in four years, is a testament to our employees’ dedication to maintaining the highest safety and reliability standards," said Bryce L. Shriver, senior vice president and chief nuclear officer of the Susquehanna power station.

A number of equipment upgrades, including the installation of new turbines on Unit 2 during last spring’s refueling outage, contributed to the new record. Several modifications are planned for 2004, including the installation of new turbines on Unit 1, that will continue to increase the plant’s maximum capacity.

Nuclear energy provides more than 30 percent of the electricity produced in Pennsylvania and about 20 percent in the United States.

Nuclear power accounts for roughly 20 percent of PPL’s generation business. One million megawatt-hours is enough electricity to provide for the annual needs of 100,000 households in the eastern U.S., where PPL Susquehanna’s electricity is marketed.

The Susquehanna plant is located in Luzerne County about seven miles north of Berwick. PPL Susquehanna LLC operates the Susquehanna plant and owns 90 percent of it; Allegheny Electric Cooperative Inc. owns the remaining 10 percent.

PPL Susquehanna is one of PPL Corporation’s generating facilities. Headquartered in Allentown, Pa., PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) controls about 11,500 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States, sells energy in key U.S. markets and delivers electricity to customers in Pennsylvania, the United Kingdom and Latin America.