US Nuclear Plants - Comanche Peak

U.S. Nuclear Plants

Comanche Peak
Texas

Unit 1 �� Nuclear system supplied by Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Capacity Net MW(e)	Generation in 2003 Megwatthours	Capacity Factor	Type	On-line Date	License Expiration Date
1,084	9,625,953	101.1 %	PWR	Apr. 17, 1990	Feb. 8, 2030
Unit 2 Nuclear system supplied by Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Capacity Net MW(e)	Generation in 2003 Megwatthours	Capacity Factor	Type	On-line Date	License Expiration Date
1,124	8,122,990	82.3 %	PWR	Apr. 6, 1993	Feb. 2, 2033

PWR= Pressurized Light Water Reactor

Description:�� The Comanche Peak power plant is located in Somervell County.� It relies on nearby Squaw Creek reservoir for cooling water.� The plant has about 1,300 employees.

Ownership: The Comanche Peak nuclear power plant is owned by
Texas Utilities (TXU)

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Sources: Capacity, for purposes of this report, is the net summer capability as reported in Energy Information Administration (EIA) survey form 860, "Annual Electric Generator Report." Capacity Factor is a calculation in which the maximum possible generation (based on net summer capability) is divided into the actual generation than multiplied by 100 to get a percentage. Generation is the electricity output reported by plant owners on EIA survey form 902. Type of Unit: All U.S. commercial reactors currently in operation are one of two types: BWR (boiling water reactor) or PWR (pressurized light water reactor). The type is identified in EIA's Nuclear Power Generation and Fuel Cycle Report. Both the On-line Date and the License Expiration Date are reported annually in Information Digest by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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