U.S. Nuclear Plants

Quad Cities
Illinois

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
855	5,709,520	90.6 %	BWR	Dec. 14, 1972	Dec. 14, 2012
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
855	6,956,073	92.7 %	BWR	Dec. 14, 1972	Dec. 14, 2012

BWR= Boiling Water Reactor
Note: Unit 1 was uprated in capacity from 762 net MW(e).

Description: The Quad Cities power plant is named for the nearby cities of Davenport, Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline. The power plant is not only named for these cities, but serves them, in addition to western part of Exelon's service territory.

Ownership: Quad Cities is owned and operated by Exelon.

The Impact of the Nuclear Industry on Illinois:

News item: Illinois State Archives (how Illinois became a pioneer in regulating nuclear power)
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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