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The plant went out of service on February 4, 1974, because of a mechanical failure in the turbine-generator. A decision was made to begin installation of the LWBR while repairs moved forward on the turbine-generator. Again Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the scene of another of the nation’s first in…

The plant went out of service on February 4, 1974, because of a mechanical failure in the turbine-generator. A decision was made to begin installation of the LWBR while repairs moved forward on the turbine-generator. Again Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the scene of another of the nation’s first in…

The plant went out of service on February 4, 1974, because of a mechanical failure in the turbine-generator. A decision was made to begin installation of the LWBR while repairs moved forward on the turbine-generator. Again Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the scene of another of the nation’s first in…

The plant went out of service on February 4, 1974, because of a mechanical failure in the turbine-generator. A decision was made to begin installation of the LWBR while repairs moved forward on the turbine-generator. Again Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the scene of another of the nation’s first in…

During the life of the first core (1957-1964), the station produced almost 2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. In 1964, the plant was removed to install a second core.

On Wednesday, December 18, 1957 at 12:30 a.m. the first power was produced at Shippingport Atomic Power Station as engineers synchronized the plant with the Duquesne Light Company system. Thus the first electricity to be generated at Shippingport was fed into the grid that carried electricity throughout the Pittsburgh area.…

 In October, 1957 the reactor core weighing 58 tons and containing 14 tons of natural uranium and 165 pounds of highly-enriched uranium was installed. A little more than 45 days later the plant was ready for operation. At 4:30 a.m. on December 2, 1957, the control rods were raised just…

In October, 1957 the reactor core weighing 58 tons and containing 14 tons of natural uranium and 165 pounds of highly-enriched uranium was installed. A little more than 45 days later the plant was ready for operation.

The ground breaking ceremony on September 6, 1954 (Labor Day) was attended by about 1,400 people, including dignitaries representing nations from around the world. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the father of the “Atoms For Peace” program, participated in the ceremony via an electric hookup from a summer White House in…

 In April 1953, the AEC proposed canceling the plans for the aircraft carrier and redirect the funds into a civilian reactor for electric power production. The AEC notified the electric utility industry that they were accepting bids from utilities with the proposal that the utility participate in building and operating…