Peach Bottom

Welcome to Peach Bottom Unit 3's 18^th Refueling Outage. I’m looking forward to working with the returnees, and meeting those of you who are new to Peach Bottom.

   The outage is scheduled to begin Sept.11th and last approximately 37 days. The first major layoff will tentatively begin around the end of the second week of October or during the following week. So you may want to use this for planning another job after the Peach Bottom outage. In addition to refueling, there are some rather large scope jobs planned. The Torus painting project and the Turbine replacement project are the 2 big items. Prior to the outage, you will work 5-8’s with the possibility of weekend overtime once you are badged and have completed OJTs. Training days may last up to 12 hours depending on plant needs. During the outage, we will work 2 shifts of 7-12’s.

   Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station is located on the west bank of the Susquehanna river on the Conowingo pond in York County, Pa. Peach Bottom is a three unit nuclear generating facility. Unit one was a 40 megawatt experimental High Temperature Helium- Cooled and Graphite moderated reactor. During its seven year life

(1967-1974) unit one provided valuable technical and cost data to U.S. utilities for application in larger plants.

    Units 2 and 3 are boiling water reactors capable of generating 1182 megawatts each. Both units began commercial operation in 1974. Peach Bottom is co-owned by Exelon Generation and Public Service Electric and Gas of New Jersey. Exelon Nuclear operates Peach Bottom.  

In processing info:

   Please report to the Unit 1 Training Center at 6:00 am on your scheduled start date (for those with 8/29 or 9/6 start dates, please see the in-processing update above this post).  The On-site training center is located just south of the plant near the Unit 1 facility. If you are reporting on one of the earlier start dates you may park at the training center which is accessed from Atom Rd. Parking is very limited at the Training center and as more folks show up, the site will supply a shuttle from the main contractor parking area located north of the plant near the LLRW facility, and is accessed via Lay Rd. You will need to park in the outer contractor lots and shuttle to the training center across the intake screen structure. Please allow ample time to be in the training center as approx 1200-1400 contactors are arriving to support P3R18.  Please pay attention to the speed limits and do not cut across open parking spaces. 

Important:

   You will need 2 forms of ID. One must be a valid photo ID (Examples include a valid driver’s license, a school or government issued ID card along with a social security card or an original/certified birth certificate). A passport is also acceptable.  If your I-9 has expired, you will be asked to complete this form and will need acceptable identification documents.

   Senior HP techs must take the Nuclear Utilities Fundamentals Exam (NUF) and pass with a grade of 80% or better, unless you are either NRRPT certified or have taken the NUF within the past 4 years and passed with 80%. NRRPT and prior test results must be verified, so bring your NRRPT certificate with you, or know where and when you last passed the NUF in case it is not recorded in PADS. If we cannot verify your status, you will be required to take the test approx. midweek.