BERWICK, Pa., June 18, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall

 

Unit 1 of PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County, Pa., is generating electricity again after a brief outage.

The unit returned to service Sunday afternoon (6/18). In the early morning hours of June 15, the reactor shut down automatically because of an erroneous electronic signal in a system that monitors conditions within the reactor core.

"The plant's technical staff conducted an extensive engineering review of that system, and completed modifications that will prevent this situation from recurring," said Lou Ramos, community relations manager for PPL Susquehanna.

Susquehanna Unit 2 continues to operate at full power.

The Susquehanna plant, located about seven miles north of Berwick, is jointly owned by PPL Susquehanna LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, and is operated by PPL Susquehanna.

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 nearly 5 million customers in Pennsylvania, the United Kingdom and Latin America. More information is available at www.pplweb.com.

SOURCE PPL Corporation

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