New Delhi: Exelon Corp on Monday said it shut Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey, which was the oldest operating commercial nuclear power facility in the United States.The company was required to close the plant no later than December 2019 as part of an agreement with the state of New Jersey.
In July, Exelon announced a conditional sale of Oyster Creek to energy company Holtec International, which will manage all site decommissioning and restoration activities.
The transaction is expected to close in 2019.
Exelon said about 300 employees will be staying at Oyster Creek for decommissioning with the company and, ultimately, Holtec. (https://bit.ly/2MJFsZ0)
Oyster Creek is located about 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of Philadelphia in Ocean County, New Jersey. It entered service in 1969 and was capable of generating about 608 megawatts of power.
There will now be 98 nuclear reactors operating in the United States following the shutdown. (Reporting by Karen Rodrigues in Bengaluru Editing by Phil Berlowitz)