Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Delta, York County, Pennsylvania, York County, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 39°45′30″N 76°16′5″W / 39.75833°N 76.26806°W |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | Unit 1: February 1, 1962 Units 2–3: January 31, 1968 |
Commission date | Unit 1: June 1, 1967 Unit 2: July 5, 1974 Unit 3: December 23, 1974 |
Decommission date | Unit 1: November 1, 1974 |
Construction cost | $2.943 billion (2007 USD)[1] |
Owners | Unit 1: Constellation Energy Units 2–3: Constellation Energy (50%), PSEG (50%) |
Operator | Constellation Energy |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | Unit 1: HTGR Units 2–3: BWR |
Reactor supplier | Unit 1: General Atomics Units 2–3: General Electric |
Cooling towers | 3 × Mechanical Draft (supplemental only) |
Cooling source | Susquehanna River |
Thermal capacity | 1 × 115 MWth (decommissioned) 2 × 3951 MWth |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 1 × 1308 MW 1 × 1309 MW |
Make and model | Unit 1: Prototype Units 2–3: BWR-4 (Mark 1) |
Units decommissioned | 1 × 40 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 2617 MW |
Capacity factor | 94.81% (2017) 76.90% (lifetime) |
Annual net output | 22,268 GWh (2021) |
External links | |
Website | Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station is an American nuclear power plant that is located 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Harrisburg in Peach Bottom Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Situated close to the Susquehanna River, it is three miles north of the Maryland border.