TODAY WE BRING YOU PART TWO OF OUR SPECIAL SERIES TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION IN SHIPPINGPORT, WHICH FIRST ENERGY HAS ANNOUNCED WILL SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD BY THE YEAR 2021, AND THE GRASS ROOTS EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO BRING THOSE PLANS TO A HALT. BV MATTERS IS A PRIVATE CITIZEN ENDEAVOR STARTED BY ERIC LOEHLEIN, WHO IS CURRENTLY A SITE MAINTENANCE MANAGER WITH THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION. LOEHLEIN SPOKE WITH BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK ABOUT WHAT THE ORGANIZATION IS ALL ABOUT…

LOEHLEIN SPOKE WITH BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS ABOUT THE OBJECTIVE OF THE INITIATIVE…

LOEHLEIN TALKED TO BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS ABOUT THE IMPACT THE PLANT’S CLOSING WILL HAVE ON THE COUNTY….INCLUDING THE LOSS OF ONE-THOUSAND JOBS…

LOEHLEIN TALKED ABOUT  THE LOSS OF SIGNIFICANT TAX BASE:

LOEHLEIN TALKED ABOUT THE EFFECT THAT THE PLANT’S CLOSING WILL HAVE TO THE POWER GRID:

LOEHLEIN SAYS THE PLANT WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AT 100% AND TO CURRENT SAFETY AND RELIABILITY STANDARDS UNTIL IT CLOSES….

LOEHLEIN SAYS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS AND EXERCISES WILL CONTINUE BEYOND 2021 AND IF THE PLANT SHUTS DOWN, AS THE DECOMMISSIONING PROCESS WILL BEGIN… AND FUEL WILL REMAIN ON SITE FOR SOME TIME…

LOEHLEIN WAS ASKED…IS THERE SOMETHING THAT REGULAR FOLKS CAN DO?

…AND FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE GRASS ROOTS EFFORT UNERWAY TO KEEP THE PLANT OPEN, VISIT BVMATTERS.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. TOMORROW…AS WE CONCLUDE OUR THREE-PART SERIES ON THE FUTURE OF THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, WE ASK THE QUESTION….COULD LEGISLATIVE ACTION CHANGE THE COURSE OF EVENTS? WE’LL SPEAK WITH CONGRESSMAN KEITH ROTHFUS FOR ANSWERS.