U.S. Nuclear Plants

Turkey Point
Florida

Unit 3 Nuclear system supplied by Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Capacity Net MW(e)	Generation in 2003 Megawatthours	Capacity Factor	Type	On-line Date	License Expiration Date
693	5,445,568	89.5 %	PWR	July 19, 1972	July 19, 2012
Unit 4 Nuclear system supplied by Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Capacity Net MW(e)	Generation in 2003 Megawatthours	Capacity Factor	Type	On-line Date	License Expiration Date
693	5,562,478	91.4 %	PWR	April 10, 1973	April 10, 2013

PWR= Pressurized Light Water Reactor

Description: The twin reactors at Turkey Point nuclear station are on a 3,300-acre site new Miami, Florida, in Dade County.

Ownership: Turkey Point is owned by Florida Power & Light (FPL).

The Impact of the Nuclear Industry on Florida:

Highlights
Nuclear-provided Electricity Generation
Competition in the State Electricity Market
Environmental Trends: Emissions levels
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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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