Oconee Nuclear Generating Station
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Oconee Nuclear Station
NRC image of Oconee Nuclear Power Plants.
Data
Country	United States
Location	Seneca, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°47′38″N 82°53′53″W / 34.79389, -82.89806Coordinates: 34°47′38″N 82°53′53″W / 34.79389, -82.89806
Owner	Duke Energy
Operator	Duke Power
Start of commercial operation	Unit 1: July 15, 1973 Unit 2: Sept. 9, 1974 Unit 3: Dec. 16, 1974
Reactors
Reactor supplier	Babcock and Wilcox
Reactor type	pressurized water reactor
Reactors active	3 (2,538 MW)
Power
Total power generation in 2007	20,565 GW·h
Net generation	>500,000 GW·h
Status	Operating
Other details
Architect	Duke and Bechtel
Cost	~$600 million
License expires	Unit 1: Feb. 6, 2033 Unit 2: Oct. 6, 2033 Unit 3: July 19, 2034
NRC region	Region 2
Website www.duke-energy.com/.../oconee.asp
As of 2008-11-17

The Oconee Nuclear Station is a nuclear power plant located on Lake Keowee in Seneca, South Carolina, and has an energy output capacity of over 2,500 megawatts. It is the second nuclear power plant in the United States to have its operating license extended for an additional twenty years by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (the application for the Calvert Cliffs plant in Maryland preceded it).

This plant has three Babcock and Wilcox pressurized water reactors, and is operated by Duke Energy.

Oconee was the first of three nuclear stations built by Duke Energy. According to Duke Energy's web site, the station has generated more than 500 million megawatt-hours of electricity, and is "the first nuclear station in the United States to achieve this milestone."¹

External links

• "Oconee Nuclear Power Plant, South Carolina". U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) (October 3, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-11-17.
• "Oconee 1 Pressurized Water Reactor". Operating Nuclear Power Reactors. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (February 14, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-11-17.
• "Oconee 2 Pressurized Water Reactor". Operating Nuclear Power Reactors. NRC (February 14, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-11-17.
• "Oconee 3 Pressurized Water Reactor". Operating Nuclear Power Reactors. NRC (February 14, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-11-17.
• Williams, Buzz (Summer 1998). "Oconee Nuclear Station". The Chattooga Quarterly. Chattooga Conservancy. Retrieved on 2008-11-17.

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