Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant
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| Crystal River Nuclear Plant | |
 The power plant complex of Crystal River, on the right of the cooling towers is the nuclear reactor (Unit 3)
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| Country |  United States |
| Location | Crystal River, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28°57.45′N 82°41.90′W / 28.9575°N 82.69833°WCoordinates: 28°57.45′N 82°41.90′W / 28.9575°N 82.69833°W |
| Operator | Progress Energy Inc. |
| Start of commercial operation | March 13, 1977 |
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| Reactor supplier | Babcock and Wilcox |
| Reactor type | Pressurized water reactor (PWR) |
| Reactors active | 1 (838 MW) |
| Power | |
| Total power generation in 2007 | 6,673 GW·h |
| Status | Operating |
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| Architect | Gilbert Associates |
| Cost | $400 million |
| License expires | December 3, 2016 |
| NRC region | Region 2 |
| Website www.progress-energy.com/.../crystalriver.asp |
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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 acre (19 km²) Crystal River Energy Complex which contains a single pressurized water reactor, while sharing the site with four fossil fuel power plants. The reactor is rated to produce 914 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. Progress Energy owns 91.8% of the plant; the remainder is owned by nine municipal utilities.
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- "Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant, Florida". Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). August 29, 2008. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/reactors/crystal.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-07.
- "Crystal River 3 Pressurized Water Reactor". Operating Nuclear Power Reactors. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). February 14, 2008. http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactor/cr3.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-07.
 View of Crystal River Units 4 & 5 and their cooling towers at the Crystal River Energy Complex |
 Sign at the entrance of the nuclear power plant |
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