Oconee nuclear power plant

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Oconee nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Oconee nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1973[1] 891 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] B&W LLP (DRYAMB)[1] Duke Energy Corp [100%][1] Duke Energy[1]
2 Operating[2] 1974[2] 891 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] B&W LLP (DRYAMB)[2] Duke Energy Corp [100%][2] Duke Energy[2]
3 Operating[3] 1974[3] 900 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[3] B&W LLP (DRYAMB)[3] Duke Energy Corp [100%][3] Duke Energy[3]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Oconee nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 November 6, 1967[1] April 19, 1973[1] May 6, 1973[1] July 15, 1973[1]
2 November 6, 1967[2] November 11, 1973[2] December 5, 1973[2] September 9, 1974[2]
3 November 6, 1967[3] September 5, 1974[3] September 18, 1974[3] December 16, 1974[3]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Oconee nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 847 MW[1] 887 MW[1] 2568 MWt[1]
2 848 MW[2] 887 MW[2] 2568 MWt[2]
3 859 MW[3] 887 MW[3] 2568 MWt[3]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Oconee nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Oconee County, South Carolina, United States[4] 34.7939, -82.8986 (exact)
2 Oconee County, South Carolina, United States[4] 34.7939, -82.8986 (exact)
3 Oconee County, South Carolina, United States[4] 34.7939, -82.8986 (exact)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222410/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=624. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222503/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=625. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222504/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=636. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)