Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant | |
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![]() Aerial view of Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Calvert County, near Lusby, Maryland |
Coordinates | 38°25′55″N 76°26′32″W / 38.43194°N 76.44222°W |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | June 1, 1968 |
Commission date | Unit 1: May 8, 1975 Unit 2: April 1, 1977 |
Construction cost | $2.206 billion (2007 USD)[1] |
Owner(s) | Constellation Energy |
Operator(s) | Constellation Energy |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | PWR |
Reactor supplier | Combustion Engineering |
Cooling source | Chesapeake Bay |
Thermal capacity | 2 × 2737 MWth |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 1 × 863 MW 1 × 855 MW |
Make and model | CE 2-loop (DRYAMB) |
Units cancelled | 1 × 1600 MW US EPR |
Nameplate capacity | 1718 MW |
Capacity factor | 100.41% (2017) 82.90% (lifetime) |
Annual net output | 14,993 GWh (2021) |
External links | |
Website | Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP) is a nuclear power plant located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay near Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, in the Mid-Atlantic United States. It is the only nuclear power plant in the state of Maryland.