A refueling outage at the Limerick Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania has been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. Officials at the plant confirmed there have been five cases of COVID-19 among the more than 2,000 employees and contractors onsite and, as of April 8, there were 4 employees or contractors quarantined.
These nuclear workers are considered essential workers by the U.S. federal government and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Says Dave Marcheskie, communications manager at the Limerick Generating Station, “…just like the first responders, health care workers and grocery store employees, these specialized workers perform tasks that are vital to the nation’s power grid.”
