U.S. Nuclear Plants
Shearon Harris (Harris)
North Carolina
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Unit 1 Nuclear system supplied by Westinghouse Electric Corporation |
Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megawatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
On-line
Date |
License
Expiration Date |
900 |
7,237,104 |
91.5
% |
PWR |
January
12, 1987 |
October 24, 2026 |
PWR= Pressurized Light Water Reactor
Description: The Shearon Harris nuclear power plant is located near Raleigh, North Carolina on a 10,700-acre site in southwest Wake County.
Comments: In 2001, the Shearon Harris plant generated 5.37 billion
kilowatt hours of electricity, and the reactor’s average capacity factor
was 71.3 percent. The plant is operated by the Carolina Power & Light Company. The
owners of Shearon Harris are Progress
Energy (83.8 percent) and the North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency
(16.2 percent).
The Impact of
the Nuclear Industry on North Carolina:
- News item: State Energy Plan: June 2003
- 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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