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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, August 21, 2003
NPPD's Transmission System Reliable
Columbus- ...When the blackout occurred in the Northeast,
there was more electrical load lost than generation. The excess
generation caused the rest of the systems in the Eastern Interconnected
grid to experience high frequency. For instance, NPPD saw a frequency
increase of .2 hertz. Protection systems in the area of the blackout
isolated the disturbance from utilities in the rest of the eastern interconnection.
The area that remained in service (i.e. NPPD's system) achieved a load
and generation balance at a high frequency." ---Press Release, Nebraska Public Power District Nebraska Nuclear Highlights
- Of the 31 States with nuclear capacity, Nebraska ranks 23rd
- With shutdowns in March and June of 2003, the total net generation for the Cooper Station nuclear power is 38 percent lower for the first 8 months of 2003 than in the comparable period of 2002. The drop is partially offset by the smaller Fort Calhoun reactor which (according to preliminary data).
- Problems experienced at Ohio's Davis-Besse plant have focused considerable attention on the condition of reactor vessel heads at nuclear power plants. On September 16, 2003, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Ltd., (MHI) of Japan announced an international first. MHI will supply a replacement pressurizer to the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station. MHI will also supply a reactor vessel head, the second one ordered by a U.S. company from Mitsubishi.[1]
- CAE, Inc., a Canadian firm, announced on June 4, 2003, that it has won a $9 million contract from the Omaha Public Power District to refurbish the nuclear power plant simulator at Fort Calhoun.[2]
- On September 16th, Entergy Nuclear announced the signing of an agreement to provide management
support services to the Nebraska Public Power District to operate the Cooper Nuclear Station. Gary Taylor, Entergy Nuclear CEO, predicted that the agreement will initiate a trend that will allow single unit nuclear owners to retain ownership while obtaining crucial support services.[3]
Nuclear
Power Generation in Nebraska, 1960 through 2003
Million
Kilowatt Hours |
Sources:
Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data Report
1999, and Electric Power Annual, Volume 1, 2001, and EIA Survey
Form 906. |
Nuclear Power
Plants in Nebraska
Data for 2003
Plant
Name |
Nuclear
Units |
Capacity Net MWe |
Share of State
Nuclear Generation Total |
Operator/Owner |
|
Unit
1 |
758 |
62%
|
Nebraska
Public Power District/Same |
|
Unit
1 |
476 |
38%
|
Omaha
Public Power District/Same |
Total |
2
Reactors |
1,234 |
100%
|
|
| |
Source:
Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report"
Competing Fuels
Electricity Market
in Nebraska
| Electricity
Generation by Fuel (Percent of State's Total Generation) |
Year |
Coal |
N.
Gas |
Hydro |
Nuclear |
Petroleum |
Other |
2003** |
69 |
1 |
3 |
26 |
0 |
* |
2002** |
63 |
1 |
3 |
32 |
* |
* |
| |
*Amount
is not significant
**Totals do not add to 100 percent due to independent rounding.
Source: Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report Emissions
Nebraska
Electric Power Industry Estimated Emissions
Thousand Short Tons |
Product |
Thousand
Short Tons |
National
Ranking |
Annual
Growth Rate
(1993 through 2002) |
| Sulfur
Dioxide |
68 |
32nd |
1.6
percent |
| Nitrogen
Oxide |
47 |
32nd |
-5.2
percent |
| Carbon
Dioxide |
22,788
|
36th
|
3.3
percent |
Source: State Electricity
Profiles, Energy Information Administration See also, the comprehensive table comparing emissions tonnage for all 50 States plus the District of Columbia.
License Renewal
According to the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the license for the Cooper
reactor expires in 2014. No application for license renewal has
yet been received. In November 2003, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission extend the license for Fort Calhoun. The new expiration date is August 9, 2033.
Information on the current status of all license
renewal applications appears on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov.
To locate the data, select "index,"then select the letter "l" and click
on "License Renewal."
Other Nuclear and Nuclear-Related Facilities
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[1] "Order for World's
First Replacement Pressurizer Awarded to MHI for Fort Calhoun Nuclear Powr Station of Omaha Public Power District,"Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries, Ltc., Press Releas 0961, September 16, 2003.
[2] "CAE
Inc. to Refurbish U.S. Nuclear Simulator, Nuclear Canada, June 4, 2993.
[3] "Entergy Signs to Furnish Management to Cooper Nuclear Station," formerly
on line at: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030916/clu076_1.html,
September 16, 2003.
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