How much did Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station cost to build?
Beaver Valley is a two-unit nuclear power station beside the Ohio River near Shippingport, Pennsylvania. Its Westinghouse pressurized-water reactors began commercial service in 1976 and 1987. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports a combined construction cost of $8.520 billion in inflation-adjusted 2007 dollars; an earlier EIA survey separately records $605.6 million in nominal completion costs for Unit 1. Operator Vistra listed 1,872 MW of plant capacity in April 2026.
Reported project cost
$8.52 billion
Cost basis: 2007
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How the cost changed
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Reported project cost
2007$8.52 billion
U.S. Energy Information AdministrationPublished project estimate
1967$150 million
osti.govFinal project cost
1976$605.6 million
osti.govProject metrics
Key dimensions
- PowerVistra Corp
- 1,872 MW
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