As Eastern U.S. Sizzles, U.S. Nuclear Plants Operate
at Exceptional Levels to Stabilize Grid
Jul 09 - PRNewswire-USNewswire
As the Eastern United States suffered through record-breaking
triple-digit temperatures threatening brownouts and blackouts, the
nation's nuclear power plants posted an average operating capacity of 97
percent July 4-7.
Eighty-five reactors across the country ran at 100 percent operating
capacity during the entire week. One hundred two of the nation's 104
nuclear power plants were operational this week, with two plants offline
for refueling and maintenance work.
"The reliability of nuclear energy facilities in not only powering
America's economy, but also in cooling homes and offices in extreme
conditions, was vital to the stability of our electric grid," said Alex
Marion, vice president of nuclear operations for the Nuclear Energy
Institute.
Data on plant operating capacity is reported in the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission's daily power reactor status reports every
morning. Specific plant operating status can be found on the NRC website
at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/reactor-status/2010
/index.html.
The nation's 104 nuclear power plants operating in 31 states
have a combined generating capacity of 100,755 megawatts of electricity,
enough to meet the electricity needs of more than 60 million Americans.
Nuclear Energy Institute
CONTACT: John Keeley, Manager, Media Relations, of the Nuclear
EnergyInstitute, +1-202-739-8020, jmk@nei.org
Web Site: http://www.nei.org/
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