Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station
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| Quad Cities Generating Station | |
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| Data | |
| Country |  United States |
| Location | Cordova, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°43′35″N 90°18′36″W / 41.72639°N 90.31°WCoordinates: 41°43′35″N 90°18′36″W / 41.72639°N 90.31°W |
| Operator | Exelon |
| Start of commercial operation | Unit 1: February 18, 1973 Unit 2: March 10, 1973 |
| Reactors | |
| Reactor supplier | General Electric |
| Reactor type | boiling water reactor |
| Reactors active | 2 (1,734 MW) |
| Power | |
| Total power generation in 2007 | 14,457 GW·h |
| Status | Operating |
| Other details | |
| Architect | Sargent & Lundy |
| Cost | $250 million |
| License expires | Unit 1: December 14, 2032 Unit 2: December 14, 2032 |
| NRC region | Region 3 |
| Website www.exeloncorp.com/.../quad_cities_generating_station |
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As of 2008-11-22
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| NRC Region Three (Midwest) |
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| Illinois |
| Braidwood Byron Clinton Dresden LaSalle County Quad Cities |
| Iowa |
| Duane Arnold |
| Michigan |
| Donald C. Cook Enrico Fermi Palisades |
| Minnesota |
| Monticello Prairie Island |
| Ohio |
| Davis-Besse Perry |
| Wisconsin |
| Kewaunee Point Beach |
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Quad Cities Generating Station is a two-unit nuclear power plant located near Cordova, Illinois, USA on the Mississippi River. The two General Electric boiling water reactors give the plant a total electric capacity of approximately 1,824 MW. It was named for the nearby cities of Moline, East Moline, and Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa on the west side of the Mississippi — known as the Quad Cities at the time of the plant's construction in the early 1970s. (Neighboring Bettendorf, Iowa, has since been added to the ranks of the Quad Cities.)
The Quad Cities plant is owned and operated by Exelon Corporation. In 2004, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved a 20-year license extension for both reactors at this plant.
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Unit 1 Nuclear system supplied by General Electric Company (U.S.) |
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Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003 Megawatt-hours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type
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On-line
Date |
License Expiration Date |
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912
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5,709,520
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90.6 %
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BWR
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Dec. 14, 1972
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Dec. 14, 2032
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Unit 2 Nuclear system supplied by General Electric Company (U.S.)
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Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003 Megawatt-hours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type
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On-line
Date |
License |
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912
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6,956,073
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92.7 %
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BWR
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Dec. 14, 1972
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Dec. 14, 2032
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[edit] Extended Power Uprate
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During an extended power uprate test on March 5, 2002 designed to extend the power efficiency of existing BWR reactors the Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station unit 2 began to experience vibrations in a steam line. On March 29 the plant was manually shut down due to high vibrations causing leaks in the main turbine control system. Unit 2 had a restart on April 2, but vibration broke a main steam pipe drain line. The line was repaired and the restart resumed but by June 7 the main steam lines were showing unexplained aberrations. On June 18 it became obvious that the power uprate was causing damage so the power was reduced but the damage had been done. Once again the plant was taken offline for repairs on July 11. The problem was traced to a hole in the steam dryer — it was repaired and braced, then unit 2 was restarted on July 21, 2002. The steam dryer failed again on May 28, 2003 with a ¾ in × 9 ft (20 mm × 2.7 m) crack. The incident did not result in any increased probability of an accident. The NRC inspected all repairs and the extended power uprate was completed successfully.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Exelon Corporation Quad Cities Plant Page
- "Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plant, Illinois". Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). September 5, 2008. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/reactors/quadcities.html. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- "Quad Cities 2 Boiling Water Reactor". Operating Nuclear Power Reactors. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). February 14, 2008. http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactor/quad1.html. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- "Quad Cities 2 Boiling Water Reactor". Operating Nuclear Power Reactors. NRC. February 14, 2008. http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactor/quad2.html. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- NukeWorker
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