U.S. Nuclear Plants
Limerick
Pennsylvania
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Unit 1 Nuclear system supplied by General Electric Company (U.S.) |
Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megawatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
On-line
Date |
License
Expiration Date |
1,134 |
10,018,895
|
100.6
% |
BWR |
August 8, 1985 |
October 26, 2024 |
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Unit 2 Nuclear system supplied by General Electric Company (U.S.)
|
Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megawatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
On-line
Date |
License
Expiration Date |
1,134 |
9,381,369
|
94.2 % |
BWR |
August 25, 1989 |
June 22, 2029 |
BWR= Boiling Water Reactor
Description: Most of the plant structures are in Montgomery County. This facility is near Philadelphia.
Ownership: The power plant is owned and operated by the Exelon Corporation.
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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