Dive Summary:

• U.S. nuclear output leapt by 1 % to 76, 220 megawatts, or 75% of capacity, as the result of key reactors increasing output.
• Pinnacle West Capital Corp. and Exelon Corp. boosted output at reactors in Arizona and Illinois, lifting U.S. nuclear-power generation for a third day.
• Western nuclear output increased by 2.4% and Midwestern by 2.3% as the result of Exelon restarting the LaSalle 1 and 2 reactors southwest of Chicago. But both units were shuttered yesterday for maintenance.

From the article:
“Pinnacle West’s 1,335-megawatt Palo Verde 1 reactor operated at 44 percent of capacity today, compared with 12 percent yesterday. The unit, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of Phoenix, shut for refueling on March 30, commission filings show. The three-reactor station is the largest in the NRC’s Western region.”