Beaver Valley Nuclear Station in Pennsylvania Shuts Down Due to Minor Fire, an Industrial Info News Alert

SUGAR LAND, TX–(Marketwired – Nov 7, 2013) – Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — The Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, went offline Tuesday, November 5, 2013, due to a small cable tray explosion and fire in the Unit 1 turbine building. The station is owned by Ohio Edison Company (Akron, Ohio) and operated by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE) (Akron).