Transformer delivery brings Three Mile Island restart one step closer to reality

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Transformer delivery brings Three Mile Island restart one step closer to reality

https://penncapital-star.com/energy-environment/transformer-delivery-brings-three-mile-island-restart-one-step-closer-to-reality/

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Constellation Energy received a 500,000-pound transformer at the Three Mile Island site to facilitate the restart of Unit 1. This component is the first of three units intended to connect the 835-megawatt reactor to the electrical grid. The project aims to supply carbon-free power to Microsoft data centers and restore operations at the facility, which has been offline since 2019.

The long-awaited arrival of a 500,000-pound transformer signaled Constellation Energy's intent to restart nuclear energy generation at the former Three Mile Island plant.

On a hot, muggy day, the long-awaited arrival of a 500,000-pound transformer in Dauphin County signaled "outward, visible progress" of Constellation Energy's intent to restart nuclear energy generation at the former Three Mile Island plant for the first time in years.

"You can see a brand-new piece of equipment coming to the site ... that's going to connect the plant to the grid and to the transmission wires you see across the countryside," said Bryan Hanson, the chief generation officer for Constellation. "This is the first, big component we're having delivered to the site, and that's the exciting part."

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