PWR= Pressurized Light Water Reactor.

Description:South Carolina is the third largest generator of nuclear electricity. The pair of light water reactors at the Catawba plant are the largest reactors in the State (although, with three reactors compared to Catawba's two, the Oconee plant has the most nuclear capacity in the southeastern United States). Catawba is located on a 391-acre peninsula.

Reactor Supplier:Westinghouse Corporation supplied both units at the Catawba plant.

Pressurized-Water Reactor (PWR) © U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (used with permission).

Ownership:

Plant Operator and Ownership,* 2004

Operator	Owner	Share (Percent)
Unit 1
Duke Power	North Carolina Electric Member Corp.	56.25
	Duke Energy Corporation	25.00
	Saluda River Electric Cooperative	18.75
	Total	100
Unit 2
Duke Power	North Carolina Municipal Power Agency	75
	Piedmont Municipal Power Agency	25
	Total	100

The Impact of the Nuclear Industry on South Carolina

• News items
• Highlights
• 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.