Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station
Photo of Units 2 and 3 c. 1974
Map
CountryUnited States
LocationDelta, York County, Pennsylvania, York County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°45′30″N 76°16′5″W / 39.75833°N 76.26806°W / 39.75833; -76.26806
StatusOperational
Construction beganUnit 1: February 1, 1962
Units 2–3: January 31, 1968
Commission dateUnit 1: June 1, 1967
Unit 2: July 5, 1974
Unit 3: December 23, 1974
Decommission dateUnit 1: November 1, 1974
Construction cost$2.943 billion (2007 USD)[1]
OwnersUnit 1: Constellation Energy
Units 2–3: Constellation Energy (50%),
PSEG (50%)
OperatorConstellation Energy
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeUnit 1: HTGR
Units 2–3: BWR
Reactor supplierUnit 1: General Atomics
Units 2–3: General Electric
Cooling towers3 × Mechanical Draft
(supplemental only)
Cooling sourceSusquehanna River
Thermal capacity1 × 115 MWth (decommissioned)
2 × 3951 MWth
Power generation
Units operational1 × 1308 MW
1 × 1309 MW
Make and modelUnit 1: Prototype
Units 2–3: BWR-4 (Mark 1)
Units decommissioned1 × 40 MW
Nameplate capacity2617 MW
Capacity factor94.81% (2017)
76.90% (lifetime)
Annual net output22,268 GWh (2021)
External links
WebsitePeach Bottom Atomic Power Station
CommonsRelated 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.

  1. ^ "EIA - State Nuclear Profiles". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2017.