U.S. Nuclear Plants
Point Beach
Wisconsin
Unit 1 Nuclear system supplied by Westinghouse Electric Corporation |
Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megwatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
On-line
Date |
License
Expiration Date |
505 |
4,343,005 |
97.9% |
PWR |
October 5, 1970 |
October 5, 2010 |
| Unit 2 Nuclear system supplied by Westinghouse Electric Corporation
|
Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megwatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
On-line
Date |
License
Expiration Date |
507 |
3,713,331 |
83.4% |
PWR |
March 8, 1973 |
March 8, 2013 |
PWR=Pressurized Light Water Reactor
Description: Wisconsin Electric Power's 2-unit plant is located near Two Rivers and Manitowoc. Management of the site was consolidated with the Kewaunee plant.
Ownership: Point Beach is operated by the Nuclear Management
Company.
The Impact of
the Nuclear Industry on Wisconsin:
- News items: NRC CONSIDERING REQUEST BY WISCONSIN
TO BE AN AGREEMENT STATE
- 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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