| Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station | |
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.jpg) B&W photo of Quad Cities Generating Station | |
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| Official name | Quad Cities Generating Station |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Cordova Township, Rock Island County, near Cordova, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°43′35″N 90°18′36″W / 41.72639°N 90.31000°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | February 15, 1967 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: February 18, 1973 Unit 2: March 10, 1973 |
| Construction cost | $250 million |
| Owners | Constellation Energy (75%) MidAmerican Energy (25%) |
| Operator | Constellation Energy |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | BWR |
| Reactor supplier | General Electric |
| Cooling source | Mississippi River, 14,000 feet (4,300 m) spray canal |
| Thermal capacity | 2 × 2957 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 908 MW 1 × 911 MW |
| Make and model | BWR-3 (Mark 1) |
| Nameplate capacity | 1819 MW |
| Capacity factor | 96.66% (2017) 76.60% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 15,402 GWh (2017) |
| External links | |
| Website | Quad Cities Generating Station |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Quad Cities Generating Station is a two-unit nuclear power plant located near Cordova, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River. The two General Electric boiling water reactors give the plant a total gross electric capacity of approximately 1,880 MW. It was named for the nearby cities of Moline, Illinois, Rock Island, Illinois, Davenport, Iowa, East Moline, Illinois, and Bettendorf, Iowa — known as the Quad Cities.
The Quad Cities plant is owned and operated by Constellation Energy. In 2004, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved a 20-year license extension for both reactors at this plant. Citing the plant's ongoing string of financial losses, Exelon had considered shutting down the facility by 2018.[1]
On June 2, 2016, Exelon announced its intentions to close Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station on June 1, 2018 due to the plant's profitability and a lack of support from the Illinois state legislature.[2]
On December 14, 2016, Exelon announced[3] it would keep Quad Cities Nuclear Generating station open due to Illinois passing the Future Energy Jobs Bill.[4]
- ^ "Exelon says Cordova nuclear power plant may close in two years". www.qconline.com. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ staff, Times online (2 June 2016). "Exelon begins steps to shut down nuclear plant in Cordova". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ "Future Energy Jobs Bill Already Delivering Job Growth, Economic Impact". www.exeloncorp.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB2814". www.ilga.gov. Retrieved 2016-12-28.