Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant

Crystal River Nuclear Plant
The power plant complex of Crystal River, on the right of the cooling towers is the nuclear reactor (Unit 3)
Data
Country	United States
Location	Crystal River, Florida
Coordinates	28°57.45′N 82°41.90′W / 28.9575°N 82.6983°W / 28.9575; -82.6983Coordinates: 28°57.45′N 82°41.90′W / 28.9575°N 82.6983°W / 28.9575; -82.6983
Operator	Progress Energy Inc.
Start of commercial operation	March 13, 1977
Reactors
Reactor supplier	Babcock and Wilcox
Reactor type	Pressurized water reactor (PWR)
Reactors active	1 (838 MW)
Power
Total power generation in 2007	6,673 GW·h
Status	Operating
Other details
Architect	Gilbert Associates
Cost	$400 million
License expires	December 3, 2016
NRC region	Region 2
Website www.progress-energy.com/.../crystalriver.asp
As of 2009-01-07

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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 acre (19 km²) Crystal River Energy Complex which contains a single pressurized water reactor, while sharing the site with four 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. Progress Energy owns 91.8% of the plant; the remainder is owned by nine municipal utilities.

Notes

See also

• Progress Energy Inc
• Levy County Nuclear Power Plant

External links

• "Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant, Florida". Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). August 29, 2008. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/reactors/crystal.html. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 
• "Crystal River 3 Pressurized Water Reactor". Operating Nuclear Power Reactors. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). February 14, 2008. http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactor/cr3.html. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 

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View of Crystal River Units 4 & 5 and their cooling towers at the Crystal River Energy Complex

Sign at the entrance of the nuclear power plant

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