Constellation Ahead of Schedule for Launch of Crane Clean Energy Center
Early milestones reached on hiring; naming; equipment inspections; building upgrades; permitting and licensing of nuclear plant restart
“Every new milestone confirms our belief that the Crane Clean Energy Center can be returned to service better than ever, restoring 835 megawatts of carbon-free energy to the regional grid at a critical time for
“Pennsylvania’s nuclear energy sector plays a critical role in providing safe, reliable, clean electricity – that’s why my Administration has been engaged in plans to launch the Crane Clean Energy Center to create thousands of jobs, ensure the reliability of our energy grid, and cement the Commonwealth’s position as a national energy leader,” said Governor Josh Shapiro. “I recently proposed an energy plan to spark the next generation of energy projects here in
Hiring and Site Readiness
To date, more than 200 full-time employees have been hired for a variety of good-paying jobs and dozens more have been recruited to fill key roles in the coming weeks. The next wave of open positions at Crane will be posted in March. Constellation plans to hire more than 600 employees prior to the restart, in addition to the hundreds of highly skilled contractors who will support the center’s safe opening and daily operations, mostly sourced from local union halls. Work is also underway to train and license reactor operators and senior reactor operators. To help prepare the site to accommodate its growing workforce, the main office building has been fully restored and enhancements to the training center and control room simulator are nearly complete.
Among Crane’s more than 200 recent hires are a married couple who used to work at the plant before it was shuttered, Tori VanderMeersch, Senior Manager, Operations Support and Services, and Quinn VanderMeersch, Project Manager, Fuels Special Projects. "After five years, it’s like coming home,” said Tori. “We’re excited to be part of this new chapter at the Crane Clean Energy Center and to return to the community where we met to raise our family."
“With only a few hundred workers on site, local restaurants and businesses are already feeling a significant boost,” said Bart Shellenhamer, Member,
Inspections, Upgrades and New Equipment Purchases
Work continues on-schedule on the thousands of inspections and equipment upgrades underway to ensure a safe and efficient restart. To date, workers have performed rigorous inspections of the plant’s steam generator; main generator; rotor; turbines; feedwater heaters and condensers. One of the largest new equipment purchases required for the restart is for construction of three new main power transformers. That contract has been awarded and an additional
Licensing and Regulatory Filings
Constellation has filed an interconnection request with PJM to allow Crane to add its 835 megawatts of emissions-free power to the grid. Constellation is also on-track to file all the required licensing and regulatory documents with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which has the ultimate authority to approve the restart. Constellation participated in the NRC’s first public meeting about Crane on Oct. 25 and submitted its initial restart plan on Nov. 4. Today Constellation will participate in a second NRC public meeting to provide an overview of its emergency plan. On Jan. 13, Constellation filed a license amendment request to officially change the name of Three Mile Island Unit 1 to the Crane Clean Energy Center in honor of Chris Crane, a former company CEO and fierce advocate for America’s commercial nuclear power industry. All of Constellation’s NRC regulatory filings can be viewed on the NRC’s Crane webpage.
Community Impact, Engagement and Outreach
In addition to local hiring and economic development, Constellation has taken steps to engage and inform the community and support organizations that residents and community leaders value. Constellation will donate more than
"We can't tell you how much it means to have the renewed support of Constellation,” said Angela Durantine, Program Director, Lower Dauphin Communities That Care. “Since the Bookmobile is our largest expense, it's great to know that we have the funds to cover those costs as well as being able to expand reading programs for area youth."
Constellation representatives have been meeting with state and local public officials; business groups; emergency management agencies and civic organizations to keep them up to date on the work underway to safely launch the Crane Clean Energy Center. Dave Marcheskie, Constellation’s community engagement manager, has been busy providing information to community leaders, residents and nonprofit organizations through facility tours, community meetings and events. In addition, Constellation has dedicated a section of its website to provide the latest updates about the effort.
About Constellation
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