U.S. Nuclear Plants
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Waterford
Louisiana
|
Unit
3 Nuclear system supplied by Combustion Engineering,
Inc. |
| Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megawatthours |
Capacity Factor |
Type |
On-line
Date |
License
Expiration Date |
| 1,091 |
8,484,953 |
88.5 % |
PWR |
March 18, 1985 |
Dec. 18, 2024 |
Note: The
total was revised because of an up rate of capacity. It was previously
rated at 1,075 net MW(e).
Description: The Waterford plant is on a 3,000 acre-site near Taft, Louisiana, in St.
Charles Parish.
Ownership: Waterford
is operated by Entergy
Nuclear and is owned by Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
The Impact of
the Nuclear Industry on Louisiana:
- 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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