Ohio's Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant Goes Offline for Repairs

---

Researched by Industrial Information Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, which is located in Oak Harbor, Ohio, shut down its 901-megawatt (MW) unit Saturday, May 9, due to a steam leak in the turbine's secondary moisture separator reheat line. The station is owned by Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, a subsidiary of First Energy (NYSE:FE) (Akron, Ohio).

Officials continue to investigate, and repairs are under way. They are checking for additional leaks. Officials plan to return the unit to service on Tuesday, May 12, if no other issues are discovered.

The Davis-Besse plant has one generating unit with a capacity of 901 MW when at full load.

Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, five offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle™, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.