Economic Benefits Study Finds Millstone Nuclear
Power Plant Contributes One Billion Dollars to U.S. Economy
An economic study conducted
by NEI* found that the Millstone nuclear power plant in New London
County, Connecticut, contributes $585 million to the state's economy
and more than $1.1 billion to the U.S. economy, including labor
income of $174.5 million. The plant generates half of the state's
electricity production. Full story
*From Nuclear Energy Institute website, July 2003
Connecticut Nuclear Highlights
- Of the 31 States with nuclear capacity, Connecticut
ranks 18th.
- Millstone nuclear power plant ranks 62nd
on the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) list of largest
power plants.
- With few domestic fuel resources and the
potential for winter weather to disrupt domestic and foreign fossil
fuel imports and hamper renewable fuels, it might not be surprising
that four of the six New England States have nuclear power plants.
Connecticut, however, is the only nuclear power plant in the region
that has more than one reactor. At one time, Millstone had three
reactors in operation. The number one reactor was shut down permanently
in July 1998.
- Millstone is the largest electric power plant in the State, by far. Millstone’s net capacity (2,006 MWe) is more than double that of Connecticut’s second largest electric power plant, Middletown (net capability 836 MW).
Nuclear Generation in Connecticut,
1960 through 2003
Million Kilowatt Hours |
*Total Nuclear Generation was zero in year 2002
Sources: Energy Information Administration,
State Energy Data Report 1999, and Electric Power Annual, Volume
1, 2001, and EIA Survey Form 906. |
Connecticut's Nuclear
Power Plant
Data for 2003
Plant
Name |
Nuclear Units |
Capacity Net MWe |
Share of
State Nuclear
Generation Total |
Operator/Owner |
Unit 2, and
Unit 3 |
2,006* |
100% |
Dominion
Generation/
Dominion Resources, Inc. |
*Total capacity for two
reactors
Source:
Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report"
Competing Fuels
Electricity
Market in Connecticut
(Percent Generated by
Fuel) |
Year |
Coal |
Gas |
Hydro |
Nuclear |
Petroleum |
Other |
2003 |
14 |
19 |
2 |
53 |
7 |
5 |
2002 |
9 |
29 |
3 |
48 |
8 |
5 |
|
*less
than one percent
Note: Total does not add to 100
percent due to independent rounding.
Emissions
Connecticut
Electric Power Industry Estimated Emissions
Thousand Short Tons |
Product |
Thousand
Short Tons |
National
Ranking |
Annual
Growth Rate
(1993 through 2002) |
Sulfur Dioxide |
11 |
46th |
-11.0 percent |
Nitrogen Oxide |
10 |
45th |
-7.6 percent |
Carbon Dioxide |
9,719 |
40th |
1.7 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), an application for license renewals
of both reactors (units 2 and 3) was received on January 22, 2004.
NRC is currently reviewing the applications.
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.”
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