Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant
| Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant | ||
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 16 '55 " N , 87 ° 32' 10" W | |
| Country: | United States | |
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| Owner: | NextEra Energy Resources | |
| Operator: | NextEra Energy Resources | |
| Project start: | 1966 | |
| Commercial operation: | December 21, 1970 | |
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Active reactors (gross): |
2 (1088 MW) | |
| Energy fed in since commissioning: | 250,531 GWh | |
| Was standing: | August 16, 2008 | |
| The data source of the respective entries can be found in the documentation . | ||
The Point Beach nuclear power plant ( English Point Beach Nuclear Generating Station , abbreviation PBNP for Point Beach Nuclear Plant ) is located near Two Rivers , 30 miles southeast of Green Bay and 18 miles north of Manitowoc , Wisconsin in the United States . About five miles north is the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant .
Reactors
The reactors are two pressurized water reactors from Westinghouse , each with two circuits. The first reactor has a net electrical output of 512 MW and a gross output of 543 MW. The second reactor block has a net output of 514 MW and a gross output of 545 MW. Around 660 full-time employees currently work in the power plant.
history
Construction of the first unit began on July 19, 1967, and that of the second unit on July 25, 1968. On November 6, 1970, the first reactor was synchronized with the power grid and went into commercial operation on December 21, 1970. The second block was first synchronized with the power grid on August 2, 1972, and went into commercial operation on October 1, 1972.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission extended the operation of the power plant for an additional 20 years. The first block is to be shut down on October 5, 2030, the second block on March 8, 2033. An environmental impact assessment came to the conclusion that there would be no impact on the environment that would speak against renewing the licenses for reasons of environmental protection. After a careful review of the plant, the security of the systems and the technical data of the employees, it was determined that there are no security concerns that speak against a license renewal, because the operator had already shown that he is capable of reducing the effects of aging on the power plant to manage something. The reactor pressure vessel lids and the steam generator were replaced.
The power station was closed from June 19 to June 21, 2007, as training exercises were held in the event of a possible threat to the power station.
The FPL Energy purchased the Point Beach Nuclear Plant for about 998 million US dollars in October of 2007. The purchase price was approximately $ 783 million for the power plant itself and approximately $ 215 million for nuclear fuel, inventory, and other items. FPL Energy is therefore also responsible for the shutdown of the facility, which is likely to cost $ 360 million. FPL uses the experience from the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant .
Incidents
On May 4, 2004, the first block had to be shut down due to unexpected repairs. A nozzle in the reactor pressure vessel head had to be repaired for up to 2.5 million US dollars . The reactor pressure vessel head is a 150 mm thick steel lid that covers the nuclear reactor.
On January 15, 2007 there was a problem with a transformer in Unit 1. These electrical problems were classified as an exceptional event by the NRC at the lowest rating level. The electrical problems did not affect the power plant. Both units remained in full operation during the incident. The emergency diesel engines started. The first block was safely shut down. The plant was in a stable state during the event. There was no threat to public safety.
On April 8, 2008, there was a minor incident at the nuclear power plant. Hundreds of employees were then evacuated.
Data of the reactor blocks
The Point Beach nuclear power plant has a total of two blocks :
| Reactor block | Reactor type | net power |
gross power |
start of building | Network synchronization |
Commercialization of essential operation |
switching off processing |
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| Point Beach-1 | Pressurized water reactor | 512 MW | 543 MW | 07/19/1967 | 11/06/1970 | December 21, 1970 | (Planned for 2030) |
| Point Beach-2 | Pressurized water reactor | 514 MW | 545 MW | 07/25/1968 | 08/02/1972 | 10/01/1972 | (Planned for 2033) |
Individual evidence
- ^ Point Beach Nuclear Plant - What does PBNP stand for? (English)
- ↑ a b Wisconsin Energy to sell Point Beach nuclear for $ 1B plans (English)
- ↑ a b c d e f g FPL Energy Announces Agreement to Purchase Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant (English)
- ↑ a b U.S. Nuclear Plants - Point Beach (English)
- ↑ Wisconsin Emergency Management - Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ a b NRC: News Release - 2005-167 - NRC renews Point Beach nuclear plant operating licenses for an additional 20 years (English)
- ↑ a b FPL Energy completes acquisition of the Point Beach nuclear power plant - October 1, 2007 (English)
- ↑ a b c FPL to buy Point Beach nuclear plant from Wisconsin Energy (English)
- ↑ Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant ( Memento of the original from October 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ a b Kewaunee - Point Beach Nuclear Plants - Eastern Wisconsin (English)
- ↑ a b c Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : "United States of America: Nuclear Power Reactors - Alphabetic" (English)
- ↑ NMC - Newsroom - News Releases - Point Beach Nuclear Plant Unit 1 removed from service ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ^ Extra Repairs Close Unit at Wisconsin's Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ NRC begins special inspection of electrical problems at the Point Beach nuclear plant ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ NEI Nuclear Notes: Security Incident at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant (English)
- ↑ Point Beach nuclear power plant evacuated (English)
Web links
- Photos of the nuclear power plant
- Forum on the nuclear power plant (English)
- Statement on Point Beach Nuclear Plant's Dozen Additional Violations (English)
- NRC: Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 - License Renewal (English)