How much did Catawba Nuclear Station cost to build?
Catawba Nuclear Station is the two-unit pressurised water reactor plant of Duke Energy on Lake Wylie near York, South Carolina, United States, with construction begun on 1 May 1974, Unit 1 commissioned on 29 June 1985 and Unit 2 on 19 August 1986, and a nameplate capacity of about 2,310 MW. English Wikipedia, citing the U.S. Energy Information Administration's state nuclear profiles, gives the construction cost as 6.594 billion dollars in 2007 dollars.
Reported project cost
$6.594 billion
Cost basis: 2007
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2007
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Key dimensions
- PowerU.S. Energy Information Administration
- 2,310 MW
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