Shippingport Atomic Power Station
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| Opened | 1957 |
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| Locations | Shippingport |
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| Construction cost | 72. 5 million USD |
| Operator | Duquesne Light Company |
| Units decommissioned | 1 × 60 MWe (68 MLWth) |
| Construction began | September 6, 1954 |
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| ID | 1231886 |
About Shippingport Atomic Power Station
The Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the world's first full-scale atomic electric power plant devoted exclusively to peacetime uses. It was located near the present-day Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station on the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, about 25 miles from Pittsburgh.