Constellation Energy Nuclear Group to Be Integrated into Exelon Nuclear Fleet

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2013-- The three commercial nuclear power plants operated by the Constellation Energy Nuclear Group (CENG) in New York and Maryland will be operationally integrated into the Exelon Generation nuclear fleet over the next nine months, CENG co-owners announced today.

The consolidation of the two commercial U.S. nuclear fleets includes transferring the operating licenses of the plants to Exelon Generation, Exelon and Électricité de France (EDF) said in a joint announcement.

The three CENG plants include five reactors capable of generating more than 3,900 megawatts at full power (a megawatt is a million watts). They include:

-- R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant in Ontario, NY, a single 577-megawatt
pressurized water reactor.

-- Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba, NY, two boiling water reactors
totaling 1,595 megawatts.

-- Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby, Md., two pressurized water
reactors totaling 1,753 megawatts.

An application to transfer the operating licenses from CENG to Exelon will be submitted to the NRC within days. Review and approval typically requires six to nine months."
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