Oconee Nuclear Station
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The Oconee Nuclear Station is a nuclear power station located on Lake Keowee near Seneca, South Carolina, and has a power output capacity of over 2,500 megawatts. It is the second nuclear power station in the United States to have its operating license extended for an additional twenty years by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (the application for the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Maryland preceded it).
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Oconee Nuclear Station | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Oconee County, near Seneca, South Carolina |
Coordinates | 34°47′38″N 82°53′53″W |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | November 6, 1967; 56 years ago (1967-11-06) |
Commission date | Unit 1: July 15, 1973; 50 years ago (1973-07-15) Unit 2: September 9, 1974; 49 years ago (1974-09-09) Unit 3: December 16, 1974; 49 years ago (1974-12-16) |
Construction cost | $1.961 billion (2007 USD)[1] |
Owner(s) | Duke Energy |
Operator(s) | Duke Energy |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | PWR |
Reactor supplier | Babcock & Wilcox |
Cooling source | Lake Keowee |
Thermal capacity | 3 × 2568 MWth |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 1 × 847 MW 1 × 848 MW 1 × 859 MW |
Make and model | B&W LLP (DRYAMB) |
Nameplate capacity | 2554 MW |
Capacity factor | 97.43% (2017) 81.20% (lifetime) |
Annual net output | 22,206 GWh (2021) |
External links | |
Website | www |
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This plant has three Babcock & Wilcox pressurized water reactors, and is operated by Duke Energy.