Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant
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| Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant | |
 The entire Crystal River site
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| Data | |
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| Location | Crystal River, Florida |
| Coordinates | |
| Operator | Progress Energy Inc |
| Start of commercial operation | January 28, 1977 |
| Reactors | |
| Reactor supplier | Combustion Engineering |
| Reactor type | Pressurized water reactor (PWR) |
| Power | |
| Capacity | 842 MW |
| Status | Operating |
| Generators | Westinghouse |
| Other details | |
| Cost | $400 million |
| Constructors | Babcock and Wilcox |
| License expires | December 3, 2016 |
| NRC region | Region II |
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 acres (19 km²) Crystal River Energy Complex which contains a single pressurized water reactor, while sharing the site with 4 fossil fuel power plants. The reactor is rated to produce 842 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.
In 2007, Progress Energy petitioned the Florida Public Service Commission for permission to spend approximatly $14 billion to built two new AP1000 nuclear reactors several miles from the existing Crystal River site. A decision in the matter is expected in July 2008.
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