Surry nuclear power plant

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Surry nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Surry County, Virginia, United States.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1972[1] – 890 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] WH 3LP (DRYSUB)[1] Dominion Resources Inc [100%][1] Dominion Energy[1]
2 Operating[2] 1973[2] – 890 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] WH 3LP (DRYSUB)[2] Dominion Resources Inc [100%][2] Dominion Energy[2]
3 Cancelled[3] – 1977[3] 859 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[4] unknown Virginia Electric and Power Co [100%][3] –
4 Cancelled[3] – 1977[3] 859 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[4] unknown Virginia Electric and Power Co [100%][3] –

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 June 25, 1968[1] July 1, 1972[1] July 4, 1972[1] December 22, 1972[1]
2 June 25, 1968[2] March 7, 1973[2] March 10, 1973[2] May 1, 1973[2]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 838 MW[1] 788 MW[1] 2587 MWt[1]
2 838 MW[2] 788 MW[2] 2587 MWt[2]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Surry County, Virginia, United States[5] 37.1661, -76.6986 (exact)
2 Surry County, Virginia, United States[5] 37.1661, -76.6986 (exact)
3 Surry County, Virginia, United States[5] 37.1661, -76.6986 (exact)
4 Surry County, Virginia, United States[5] 37.1661, -76.6986 (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/20221126222338/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=631. 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/20221126222339/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=632. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20091009033233/http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/ftproot/nuclear/043697.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221210031932/https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Toshiba-scraps-project-to-build-ABWRs-in-Texas-3105184.html. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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)