U.S. Nuclear Plants
Davis-Besse
Ohio
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Unit 1 Nuclear system supplied by Babcock and Wilcox |
Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megawatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
On-line
Date |
License
Expiration Date |
873 |
-70,160 |
-0.9 % |
PWR |
Apr.
22, 1977 |
Apr.
22, 2017 |
PWR= Pressurized
Light Water Reactor. Note: A negative number for generation is
an indicator that the power plant relied on off site power during the
year while shut down.
Description: The
Davis-Besse power plant is located in Oak Harbor, Ohio, on a site covering 954
acres. The plant, however, uses only a fraction of the site with 733 acres
devoted to a National Wildlife Refuge.
Ownership: The plant is operated by
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company and owned by FirstEnergy.
The Impact of
the Nuclear Industry on Ohio:- News items: 09/11/03 – Semiannual
Report – Status of Implementation
of Davis-Besse Learned Task Force Report Recommendations
- 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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