R=Revised
PWR= Pressurized Light Water Reactor
Note: The reactor has been uprated in capacity. It was previously listed at 683 net megawatts (electric).

Description:  The 5,000-acre site near Hartsville, South Carolina, includes the source of cooling water for the reactor. The H.B. Robinson power plant does not rely on nuclear power alone. In fact, unit 1 is a coal-fired generator.

Ownership: The plant is operated by the Carolina Power & Light Company and owned by Progress Energy.

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.
 

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