Ohio Nuclear Industry
| Nuclear Power Plants in Ohio Net Generation and Capacity, 2008 |
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| Plant Name | Unit Number | Net Capacity MW | Net Generation Thousand Kwh |
Capacity Factor (percent) |
Operator/Owner |
| Davis Besse | 1 | 879 | 6,823 | 88 | FirstEnergy Corp./FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company |
| Perry | 1 | 1,245 | 10,691 | 98 | FirstEnergy Corp./FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company |
| Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report." | |||||
09/11/03 Semiannual Report Status of Implementation of Davis-Besse Learned Task Force Report Recommendations.[1]
By memorandum dated March 7, 2003, the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research submitted an overall plan to implement the recommendations of the Davis-Besse Lessons Learned Task Force (LLTF). The overall plan contains four separate action plans to address, as a minimum, the high-priority items in the areas of (1.) Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC), (2.) Operating Experience, (3.) Inspection, Assessment, and Project Management, and (4.) Barrier Integrity Requirements...
Part 1 of this action plan also calls for the development of revised requirements for licensee inspection of reactor pressure vessel heads...
This action plan includes a comprehensive review of the Agency's operating experience function...
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Ohio Nuclear Highlights
- In 2008, the State of Ohio ranked 17th in nuclear capacity and 16th in nuclear generation. Monthly and cumulative nuclear generation and annual nuclear capacity for each State and each reactor is reported in a table elsewhere on this site.
- On June 24, 1998, the Davis Besse nuclear power plant declared an alert when a tornado touched down in its switchyard. According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, eleven transmission towers near the plant were damaged by the tornado.
- In November 2000, shareholders approved the merger of FirstEnergy and GPU, creating the Nation's sixth largest private power utility. FirstEnergy owns and operates both of Ohio's nuclear power plants.
- In February 2003, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a preliminary finding that problems of "high safety significance"exist at Ohio's Davis Besse nuclear power plant. Workers at the plant discovered extensive corrosive damage to the reactor vessel head.
- On August 14, 2003, a power outage in the Northeast forces the shutdown of the Perry reactor. The outage did not affect the Davis Besse reactor, shut down seven months earlier for repairs.
| Nuclear Power Generation in Ohio, 1960 through 2003 Million Kilowatt Hours |
 Sources: Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data Report 1999, and Electric Power Annual, Volume 1, 2001, and EIA Survey Form 906. |
Competing Fuels
| Electricity Market in Ohio, Share of Electricity Output, by Fuel, 2004 to 2007 | ||||||
| Year | Coal | Hydroelectric | Natural Gas |
Nuclear | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 86 | * | 3 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 86 | * | 2 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 87 | * | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 86 | * | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| Source: EIA Survey 923, "Power Plant Operations Report" and Predecessor Forms. * Less than .05 percent. |
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In 2007, coal accounted for 85 percent of the electricity generated by the State. The percentage of electricity generated by coal, gas, nuclear, and hydropower for each state with at least one commercial reactor is reported in the Electricity Market table.
License Renewal
According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), it is anticipated that the FirstEnergy Corporation will apply for renewal of Davis Besse's license in December 2004. The current license for Perry's reactor expires in 2026. Information on the current status of all license renewal applications appears on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov . To located the data, select index (at the top) then select the letter "l"and click on License Renewal.
Air Quality in Ohio
Total greenhouse emissions for the electric power industry of each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia, are reported for the most current data year.
Of the 50 States plus the District of Columbia, the electric industry of the State of Ohio ranked 2nd highest in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2007. The State's electric industry ranked highest in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions and 2nd highest in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.
| Ohio Airborne Emissions, Electricity Sector, 1990-2007 Metric Tons |
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| Year | Carbon Dioxide CO2 |
Sulfur Dioxide SO2 |
Nitrogen Oxides NOx |
| 1990 | 109,443,817 | 2,013,756 | 503,176 |
| 1991 | 112,314,471 | 2,045,983 | 507,698 |
| 1992 | 114,076,950 | 2,005,356 | 509,872 |
| 1993 | 117,407,336 | 1,976,381 | 513,387 |
| 1994 | 113,575,673 | 1,905,411 | 487,654 |
| 1995 | 114,819,792 | 1,117,705 | 478,183 |
| 1996 | 122,652,231 | 1,406,299 | 541,102 |
| 1997 | 119,667,134 | 1,373,368 | 507,848 |
| 1998 | 123,634,834 | 1,286,689 | 488,407 |
| 1999 | 119,059,125 | 1,262,619 | 404,643 |
| 2000 | 124,271,706 | 1,168,808 | 358,319 |
| 2001 | 117,843,363 | 1,085,885 | 318,998 |
| 2002 | 123,085,189 | 1,084,863 | 349,250 |
| 2003 | 127,702,778 | 1,140,740 | 334,669 |
| 2004 | 123,127,984 | 1,049,711 | 254,123 |
| 2005 | 131,831,146 | 1,056,644 | 238,295 |
| 2006 | 129,010,185 | 969,944 | 224,315 |
| 2007 | 130,407,085 | 957,947 | 227,032 |
| Source: EIA-767 and EIA-906 Survey, Energy Information Administration | |||
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[1] U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Semi-Annual Report-Status of Implementation of Davis-Besse Learned Task Force Report Recommendations, September 11, 2003.
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