November is re-fueling time for Oconee Nuclear Unit 2

A low-pressure turbine replacement project for Unit 2 at the Oconee Nuclear Station begins this month during the Unit 2 refueling outage. The turbine project will wind up with the completion of the refueling outage, according to a Duke Energy spokeswoman.

Here are some facts about the turbines as provided to 101.7/WGOG NEWS by Duke Energy: These steam-driven turbines drive the electric generator.
• The first installation of three – low-pressure turbines on Oconee Unit 3 will be installed in the spring of 2020, followed by Oconee Unit 1 in the fall of 2020.
• The Unit 2 turbines traveled from Schenectady, New York, to Charleston, S.C. on a barge, and from Charleston to Seneca by train.
• While they were refurbished in the late ’90s and early 2000s, this will be the first time Oconee’s low-pressure turbines have been replaced.
• Each turbine weighs approximately 150 metric tons.