Oconee Nuclear Station

Oconee Nuclear Station
Oconee Nuclear Station
Country	United States
Location	Oconee County, near Seneca, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°47′38″N 82°53′53″W / 34.79389°N 82.89806°W / 34.79389; -82.89806
Status	Operational
Construction began	November 6, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-11-06)
Commission date	Unit 1: July 15, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-07-15) Unit 2: September 9, 1974; 50 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	Duke Energy
Operator	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.duke-energy.com/power-plants/nuclear/oconee.asp
Commons	Related media on Commons
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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).

This plant has three Babcock & Wilcox pressurized water reactors, and is operated by Duke Energy.