U.S. Nuclear Plants
Beaver Valley
Pennsylvania
Unit 1 Nuclear system supplied
by Westinghouse Electric Corporation
|
Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megawatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
On-line
Date |
License
Expiration Date |
810 |
6,989,864 |
98.5 % |
PWR |
July 2, 1976 |
Jan. 29, 2016 |
|
Unit 2 Nuclear system supplied
by Westinghouse Electric Corporation |
Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megawatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
On-line
Date |
License
Expiration Date |
831 |
6,604,311 |
90.7 % |
PWR |
August 14, 1987 |
May 27, 2027 |
PWR= Pressurized Light Water Reactor
Note: Unit 2 was up rated in capacity from 810 net MW(e).
Description: Beaver Valley Power Station is a two-unit nuclear power plant covering 500 acres of western Pennsylvania.
Ownership: The Beaver Valley plant is owned (100 percent ownership)
by the First Energy Nuclear Operating Corporation.
First Energy is
the holding company for Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company,
Toledo Edison, and the Pennsylvania Power Company.
The Impact of
the Nuclear Industry on Pennsylvania
- Highlights : The First (U.S.) EIA Highlights Shippingport Power Plant
- Nuclear-provided Electricity Generation
- Competition in the State Electricity Market
- Environmental Trends: Emissions levels
- Various Links to related sites.
Sources: Capacity, for purposes of this report, is the net summer capability as reported in Energy Information Administration (EIA) survey form 860, "Annual Electric Generator Report." Capacity Factor is a calculation in which the maximum possible generation (based on net summer capability) is divided into the actual generation than multiplied by 100 to get a percentage. Generation is the electricity output reported by plant owners on EIA survey form 902. Type of Unit: All U.S. commercial reactors currently in operation are one of two types: BWR (boiling water reactor) or PWR (pressurized light water reactor). The type is identified in EIA's Nuclear Power Generation and Fuel Cycle Report. Both the On-line Date and the License Expiration Date are reported annually in Information Digest by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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