H. B. Robinson nuclear power plant

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Other names: Robinson

H. B. Robinson nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for H. B. Robinson nuclear power plant

Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
2	Operating	1971	780 MW	Pressurized water reactor	WH 3LP (DRYAMB)	Progress Energy Carolinas Inc [100%]	Progress Energy

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for H. B. Robinson nuclear power plant

Unit name	Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation
2	April 13, 1967	September 20, 1970	September 26, 1970	March 7, 1971

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for H. B. Robinson nuclear power plant

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Unit name	Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
2	741 MW	700 MW	2339 MWt

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for H. B. Robinson nuclear power plant

Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
2	Darlington County, South Carolina, United States	34.4017, -80.1589 (exact)

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