Milford chronicle., 1956-06-29
Private Power Co.'s
Answer Challenge

Americas privately owned cleo
trio power industry is meeting the
challenge of atomic development,
Stuart Cooper, chairman of the
board of Delaware Power and
Light Company said today.
He announced that Delaware
Power and Light Company, along
with rs other private companies
who have formed a non-profit cor
poration known as the Power Re
actor Development Company, is
making rapid progress in develop
ing a 100000 kilowatt atomic pow
er plant near Detroit, Michigan.
Architectural and construction en-
gineering firms have been hired and
conceptual design of fast
breeder reactor has been approved.
Approximately So million has
already been spent on this design
and the associated research. In adj
dition, vreactor parts have been Or
dered for testing purposes totaling
some 81 million. The plant site is
now being prepared for ground
breaking ceremonies scheduled to
take place during August. The COM
pleted plant is expected to be in
operation by 1860 at total cost OF
SIS million.
The Edison Electric Institute,
an industry trade association, has
set up an appraisal task force on
nuclear power reactors consisting
of nuclear scientists and eXecu-
tives tc evaluate research and keep
utilities Informed of the latest de-
velopments in designs and types
of reactoys most likely to be eco
nomically successful.
The production of electric power
by conventional means through
private investment and research
has given the United States world
leadership in electric power pro-
duction With continuing research
and vision this leadership will be
maintained in nuclear activities
contributing to this effort and in
addition, to other research activi-
ties.
Today there are A investOr-own-
ID electric companies participating
in nine nuclear power projects in
volving several different types of
reactors. Together they will have
generating capacity of 1,112,5OO
kilowatts and will cost over $500
million. More plants are under
study.
A major objective in the devel-
lpment of these plants is TO deter
nine which type of atomic reactOr
IAN be perfected and refined to
he point where it will be cOmpe-
titive with conventional fuel burn
ng generating stations.
A roundup of such projects, in
addition TO the one in which Del
aware Power and Light Company
5 participating, includes the fol-
lowing:
Consolidated Edison Company Of
New York is building d presSurized
water type reactOr near New York.
This plant, when completed in 1860,
will have a capacity of around
236,G1O kilowatts. 1t will cost $55
million. The plant will be com
1ination atOmic-fueled and oil
fueled generating station. The re-
actor will produce steam with a
temperature of 500 degrees Fahren-
1eit, and an oil-fired superheater
will boost the temperature TO l.
300 degrees.
Duquesne Light Company some
ime in 1857 will begin operation
If a pressurized water reactOr be-
;ng built at Shippingport. Pa. by
the Atomic Energy Commission.
Du0uaSna Iipht is installing a con-
yentional turbine-generatOr and
will buy steam from the Acc re
actor to run the generator. Ca
0acity of the plant will be $4,000
i1ilowatts. The whole project, in
Guiding reactor and generating
plant. will cost $107 100000. Du-
quesne Lights outlay is SIS mil
lion.
The Yankee Atomic Electric
Company, formed by II New Eng
land electric companies. will start
construction next spring on a
Dressurized water reactor. This
nuclear-fueled plant will have
capacity of $4,000 kilowatts, and
cost $50, 400, 900.
The Nuclear Power Group, made
M of seven companies, including
Commonwealth Edison Company
of Chicago, will start construction
this summer on a nuclear reactor
of the boiling water tyne. This re-
actor will power plant with a
capacity of 100000 kilOwatts The
project will cost SIS million.