Emergency Planning for the Limerick Area.The RERP is continually updated and all responding agencies receive training yearly and exercise the plan biannually to ensure readiness.įor additional information, download a copy of the current community emergency planning brochure (in English or Spanish): Those municipalities that are included in the EPZ of a nuclear power plant must also maintain a Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP) as an annex to their EOP. The Montgomery County Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management assists the 21 municipalities that comprise the LGS 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) with emergency planning and training.Īs governed by Title 35, every municipality in Pennsylvania is required to have an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). Unit 2 came online on Januand is licensed to operate through 2049. Unit 1 began commercial operation on Februand is licensed to operate through 2044.
Limerick's two boiling water reactors, designed by General Electric, together are capable of producing 2,317 net megawatts of power.
The plant's two 507 foot tall natural-draft hyperbolic cooling towers make LGS easily recognizable from miles around. Limerick Generating Station (LGS), located in Limerick Township, is a two-unit nuclear generation facility capable of producing enough electricity for more than 2 million homes.
