General Public Utilities Announces Plans for a Commercial Nuclear Reactor
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Economics
- Subcategories: Trade, Commerce, Energy, Fuel, Power Sources, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: December 12, 1963
Article abstract: General Public Utilities Corporation, the parent company of Jersey Central Power and Light, announced plans to construct the first commercial nuclear reactor to generate electricity.
Summary of Event
On December 12, 1963, General Public Utilities Corporation (GPU), a utility holding company with operating properties in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, announced the company’s plan to build a nuclear generating plant in Oyster Creek, New Jersey. The plant was designed to produce electricity for Jersey Central Power and Light, a GPU...
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