Crystal River 3 Nuclear Generating Station
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Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant
The entire Crystal River site
Data
Location	Crystal River, Florida
Coordinates	28°57′44″N 82°41′49″W / 28.962193, -82.696838Coordinates: 28°57′44″N 82°41′49″W / 28.962193, -82.696838
Operator	Progress Energy Inc
Start of commercial operation	January 28, 1977
Reactors
Reactor type	Pressurized water reactor (PWR)
Power
Capacity	838 MW
Status	Operating
Generators	Westinghouse
Other details
Cost	$400 million
License expires	December 3, 2016
NRC region	Region II

The Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant, also simply called the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant, is a nuclear power plant located in Crystal River, Florida. The power plant is the third plant built (hence its name) as part of the 4,700 acres (19 km²) Crystal River Energy Complex which contains a single pressurized water reactor, while sharing the site with 4 fossil fuel power plants. The reactor is rated to produce 914 megawatts of electric power. It is a Babcock and Wilcox pressurized water reactor.

Crystal River was originally owned by Florida Progress Corporation (and operated by its subsidiary, Florida Power Corporation) but, in 2000, it was bought by Carolina Power & Light to form the new company, Progress Energy, which currently runs the plant.

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See also

• Progress Energy Inc
• Levy County Nuclear Power Plant

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