U.S. Nuclear Plants
Oyster Creek
New Jersey
|
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 |
605 |
5,256,3251 |
98.9
% |
BWR |
December 1, 1969
|
April 4, 2009 |
BWR= Boiling Water Reactor
Note: The reactor
capacity was revised slightly downward from previously reported total of 619
net MW(e).
Description: The Oyster Creek power plant is located on an 800-acre site at Forked
River, New Jersey. Cooling water for the reactor is obtained from the Atlantic
Ocean.
Ownership:AmerGen Energy Company owns and operates the plant.
The Impact of
the Nuclear Industry on New Jersey:
- News items: New Jersey debates harvesting wind for renewable energy
- 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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