U.S. Nuclear Plants
Crystal River
3
Florida
|
Unit 3 Nuclear system supplied by Babcock and Wilcox |
Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megawatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
On-line
Date |
License
Expiration Date |
842 |
6,579,431 |
89% |
PWR |
Jan. 28 , 1977 |
Dec. 3, 2016 |
PWR= Pressurized Light Water Reactor
Note: The reactor's capacity was revised upward from
previously reported 834 net Mw(E).
Description: The
Crystal River Energy Complex is located in Citrus County, Florida. The
site consists of approximately 4,700 acres. The single nuclear unit shares
the site with 4 fossil-fueled generators.
Ownership: Florida Power Corporation
operates the plant. The owner is Progress
Energy.
The Impact of the Nuclear Industry on Florida:
- 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 906. 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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