NUCLEAR FACILITY

POSITIVES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

• The generation of electricity through nuclear energy reduces the amount of energy generated from fossil fuels (coal and oil).
• Nuclear power does not depend on natural aspects.
• It is possible to generate a high amount of electrical energy in one single plant.

NEGATIVES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

• Radioactive Waste
• Nuclear Radiation
• Nuclear Accidents

Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1

• Location: Jenkensville, SC (26 miles NW of Columbia, SC) in Region II Operator: South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 1

• Location: York, SC (18 miles S of Charlotte, NC) in Region II Operator: Duke Energy co. Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2

• Location: Southport, NC (40 miles S of Wilmington, NC) in Region II Operator: Carolina Power & co. Reactor Type: Boiling Water Reactor

Oconee Nuclear Station, Unit 1

• Location: Seneca, SC (30 miles W of Greenville, SC) in Region II Operator: Duke Energy Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Unit 1

• Location: Columbia, AL (18 miles S of Dothan, AL) in Region II Operator: Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc. Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

McGuire Nuclear Station, Unit 2

• REACTOR TYPE: PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR
• Operator: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1

• Location: Port Gibson, MS (20 miles SW of Vicksburg, MS) in Region IV Operator: Entergy Operations, Reactor Type: Boiling Water Reactor

TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT 3

• Location: Homestead, FL (25 miles S of Miami, FL) in Region II Operator: Florida Power & Light Co. Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1

• Location: New Hill, NC (20 miles SW of Raleigh, NC) in Region II Operator: Carolina Power & light Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1

• Location: Burlington, KS (3.5 miles NE of Burlington, KS) in Region IV Operator: Wolf Creek creek co. Reaction type: pressurized water

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