Davis Besse nuclear power plant

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Other names: Oak Harbor

Davis Besse nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Davis Besse nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1978[1] 925 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] B&W RLP (DRYAMB)[1] Cleveland Electric Illuminating CO [100%][1] First Energy Nuclear Operating CO[1]
2 Cancelled[2] 1980[2] 906 MW[2] Unknown unknown Toledo Edison CO [100%][2]
3 Cancelled[2] 1980[2] 906 MW[2] Unknown unknown Toledo Edison CO [100%][2]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Davis Besse nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 September 1, 1970[1] August 12, 1977[1] August 28, 1977[1] July 31, 1978[1]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Davis Besse nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 894 MW[1] 906 MW[1] 2817 MWt[1]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Davis Besse nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Ottawa County, Ohio, United States[3] 41.5967, -83.0861 (exact)
2 Ottawa County, Ohio, United States[4][3] 41.5967, -83.0861 (exact)
3 Ottawa County, Ohio, United States[4][3] 41.5967, -83.0861 (exact)

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222338/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=676. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20091009033233/http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/ftproot/nuclear/043697.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221117183010/http://local.ans.org/mi/michigan-plants/ohio-facilities/24-davis-besse. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)