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Companies | Article published November 20, 2002
FirstEnergy reworks nuclear power unit
NEW YORK - FirstEnergy Corp.'s nuclear power
operating unit said yesterday it has reorganized to improve its
performance and prevent another nuclear mishap that has kept its
Davis-Besse reactor near Oak Harbor shut down for most of the
year.
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. said it will run
Davis-Besse, Perry, and Beaver Valley nuclear plants from a tightly
staffed headquarters in Akron. The parent company, which is based in
Akron, owns Toledo Edison. Streamlining the operations will cut
costs and strengthen senior supervision, particularly in
engineering, and improve safety, reliability, and efficiency, the
company said.
The reorganization, to take effect this month,
is part of an effort to deal with issues that led to the hole found
in the reactor vessel head early this year after Davis-Besse was
shut down for routine maintenance. The company hopes to have the
plant operating by early next year.
The new unit will be led
by Gary Leidich, the nuclear power unit's executive vice president,
and will have a staff of 55 to 65 people. Cost estimates haven't
been developed, but no layoffs are planned, a company official said.
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