| Robinson Nuclear Plant | |
|---|---|
 H.B. Robinson Nuclear Power Station seen from Lake Robinson | |
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| Official name | H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Darlington County, near Hartsville, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34°24′10″N 80°9′30″W / 34.40278°N 80.15833°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | April 13, 1967 |
| Commission date | March 7, 1971 |
| Construction cost | $408.5 million (2007 USD)[1] |
| Owner | Duke Energy Progress, LLC |
| Operator | Duke Energy Progress, LLC |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR[2] |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
| Cooling source | Lake Robinson |
| Thermal capacity | 1 × 2339 MWth[3] |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 759 MW[2] |
| Make and model | WH 3-loop (DRYAMB)[3] |
| Nameplate capacity | 759 MWe[2] |
| Capacity factor | 98.2% (2019)[4] 78.60% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 6,426 GWh (2021) [4] |
| External links | |
| Website | Robinson Nuclear, a pioneer in nuclear energy |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, also known as Robinson Nuclear Plant, is a nuclear power plant located near Hartsville, South Carolina. The plant consists of one Westinghouse 759 MW pressurized water reactor. The site once included a coal-fired unit that generated 174 MW (which was retired in October 2012 and demolished 2016) and a combustion turbine unit that generated 15 MW.
The Robinson plant is named for H. Burton Robinson, a former executive vice president of Carolina Power & Light.[5] The plant is located adjacent to the 2,250-acre (910 ha) Lake Robinson.[2] The Robinson nuclear unit was the first commercial nuclear power plant in the southeastern United States and was then the largest such in the world.[5][6]
- ^ "EIA - State Nuclear Profiles". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Duke Energy - Robinson Nuclear Plant 2021 Fact Sheet" (PDF). www.duke-energy.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b "H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 | NRC.gov". www.nrc.goc. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b "NEI - U.S. Nuclear Operating Plant Basic Information". www.nei.gov. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b "The dawn of the atomic age in the Carolinas | Duke Energy | Nuclear Information Center". nuclear.duke-energy.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Robinson Nuclear Plant celebrates 35th anniversary". Progress Energy Inc. March 29, 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-17.