DESCRIPTION: “Locking through the Montgomery Lock on the Ohio River near Midland, PA. We continue up river, past the Shippingport Nuclear Power Plant, then return back through the Montgomery Lock.” SEE ALSO: Montgomery Locks and Dam Fathers Day 6/17/12 (Going through Montgomery Lock) RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY The Listening Library of Beaver …
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DECSCRIPTION: “This was an awesome experience and will go down in the books as one of my favorite siren tests I have attended. This is also my first time using a double shot in my videos, so let me know what you think of it. “On Thursday, September 10, 2020, at 11 am; Beaver Valley …
The Shippingport Atomic Power Station was (according to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission) the world’s first full-scale atomic electric power plant devoted exclusively to peacetime uses. It was located near the present-day Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station on the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, about 25 miles (40 km) from Pittsburgh. The …
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