Clinton Nuclear Power Plant

Clinton Nuclear Power Plant
location
Coordinates	40 ° 10 ′ 18 ″  N , 88 ° 49 ′ 56 ″  W Coordinates: 40 ° 10 ′ 18 ″  N , 88 ° 49 ′ 56 ″  W
Country:	United States
Data
Owner:	Exelon generation
Operator:	Exelon generation
Project start:	1973
Commercial operation:	Nov 24, 1987
Active reactors (gross):	1 (1098 MW)
Construction discontinued (gross):	1 (985 MW)
Energy fed in in 2006:	8,233 GWh
Energy fed in since commissioning:	102,873 GWh
Was standing:	July 25, 2007
The data source of the respective entries can be found in the documentation .

The Clinton Nuclear Generating Station with a boiling water reactor located near Clinton in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . The reactor built by General Electric and the associated operating buildings cover an area of ​​approximately 37.5 km². On a further 20 km² there is a reservoir for cooling water , which was created by damming the Salt Creek and its northern branch of the river. The power plant cost more than four billion US dollars to build . This makes Clinton one of the most expensive power generation locations in the Midwest . Clinton went public on April 24, 1987. Commercial power operation began on November 24, 1987.

The reactor of the nuclear power plant has a maximum output of 1,098  megawatts . This is enough to meet the electricity needs of approximately one million average US homes. In September 2003, Exelon submitted an application to build a second reactor on the Clinton Nuclear Power Plant site. No decision has yet been made about granting the permit.

owner

The operator and owner was the AmerGen Energy Company LLC . Following the takeover of AmerGen by Exelon , the current operator is Exelon Generation Co., LLC .

Economic situation

In March 2014, it was announced that all Exelon nuclear power plants in Illinois were losing money and that the Clinton plant was among the most unprofitable, along with two others, Byron and Quad Cities . The reason is the strong competition from high natural gas reserves due to the widespread fracking in the United States . The operator wanted to seek state subsidies for CO ₂ -free energy sources, similar to wind and solar power plants, in order to restore the profitability of the systems.

After the state of Illinois did not approve the required subsidies, the situation came to a head in August 2015 and there was speculation that the three nuclear power plants would soon be shut down. In a tender for the sale of electricity from the systems, the system in Byron was able to assert itself, so that its operation is initially secured until the end of May 2019. Quad Cities failed to bid for 2018 and 2019, so this facility can initially continue to operate until the end of May 2018. The unprofitable facility in Clinton was not affected by the tender because it transfers its electricity to another power grid.

In June 2016, operator Exelon announced the shutdown of the power plant on June 1, 2017. Economic reasons were given as the cause; Together with the Quad Cities nuclear power plant , which is due to be shut down in mid-2018, the power plant has lost around $ 800 million in the past 7 years. However, the shutdown plans were withdrawn after Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed Senate Bill 2814 in December 2016 . The power plant is now to remain in operation for another 10 years. Exelon will receive US $ 235 million annually in grants to offset losses from operating the Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear power plants. According to Forbes , Illinois will subsidize electricity from the two nuclear power plants with 1 US cent per kWh in the future . In contrast, subsidies for electricity from wind power in Illinois are 2.3 US cents and for solar systems 21 US cents per kWh.

Operating license

In the USA, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) grants an operating license for a nuclear power plant for a period of up to 40 years. The 40 year period was originally based on the fixed asset depreciation period . The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 allows the operating license to be extended (even several times) by 20 years at a time.

The operating license for Unit 1 was issued on April 17, 1987 by the NRC until September 29, 2026. Like most other nuclear power plants in the USA, the plant has not yet received a 20-year extension. It is not known whether the operator Exelon plans to operate for a longer period of time. The plant is not competitive without subsidies, the funds approved for 10 years in 2016 expire almost at the same time as the operating license.

Data of the reactor blocks

The Clinton Nuclear Power Plant has one block :

Reactor block	Reactor type	net power	gross power	start of building	Network synchronization	Commercialization of essential operation	operating permit	switching off processing
Clinton-1	Boiling water reactor	1043 MW	1098 MW	02/24/1976	04/24/1987	11/24/1987	09/29/2026
Clinton-2	Boiling water reactor	933 MW	985 MW	10/01/1975	-	-	-	Construction stopped on October 1st, 1983

See also

• List of nuclear power plants
• List of nuclear power plants

Web links

Commons : Clinton Nuclear Generating Station  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Exelon Corp .: Clinton power station
• Application to expand the company premises

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Our Locations - Nuclear Power Plants. Exelon, accessed August 18, 2016 . 
2. ^ As Exelon threatens to shut nuclear plants, Illinois town fears fallout. chicagotribune.com, March 9, 2014, accessed September 19, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Will Exelon Shutter Quad Cities, Clinton Or Byron NPPs In The Land Of Lincoln? qctimes.com, September 10, 2014, accessed September 19, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Exelon to close Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear plants . In: Chicago Tribune , June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
5. ^ Rauner signs Future Energy Jobs bill. Quad-City Times, December 7, 2016, accessed November 20, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Top Stories 2016: Last-minute deal saves Clinton nuclear plant. www.wjbc.com, December 29, 2016, accessed November 20, 2017 (English). 
7. ^ Illinois Sees The Light - Retains Nuclear Power. Forbes , December 4, 2016, accessed November 20, 2017 . 
8. ^ Backgrounder on Reactor License Renewal. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), accessed August 18, 2016 . 
9. ^ Subsequent License Renewal Background. NRC, accessed August 18, 2016 . 
10. ^ Clinton Power Station, Unit 1. NRC, accessed August 18, 2016 . 
11. ↑ Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : "United States of America: Nuclear Power Reactors - Alphabetic" (English)
12. ↑ Clinton 2 nuclear power plant in the IAEA's PRIS ( Memento from June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English)