U.S. Nuclear Plants
Perry
Ohio
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Unit 1 Nuclear system supplied by General Electric Company (U.S.)
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Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megawatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
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License
Expiration Date |
1,238 |
8,545,176 |
78.6 % |
BWR |
Nov. 13, 1986 |
March 18, 2026 |
BWR= Boiling Water Reactor
Note: The Perry reactor was previously listed at 1,169 net MW(e) in capacity.
Description: The Perry nuclear plant is located on 1,100 acres near Cleveland, Ohio, in Lake County. Built at a cost of $6 billion, Perry is one of the most expensive power plants ever build.
Ownership: The reactor is owned and operated 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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