How much did Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant cost to build?
The Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Power Plant is the Babcock and Wilcox two-loop pressurized water reactor of about 860 MW on the Gulf coast of Florida near Crystal River, in commercial operation from 13 March 1977 and offline from 2009 to 2013 after a containment building delamination, when its owner decided to retire it. The US Energy Information Administration's Florida nuclear profile lists its construction cost as 1.436 billion dollars in 2007 dollars.
Reported project cost
$1.436 billion
Cost basis: 2007
Nuclear Regulatory Commission from USCC BY 2.0
Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2007
Project record
13 March 1977