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How much did Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station cost to build?

The Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station is the single-unit pressurized water reactor plant of about 925 MW on Lake Erie near Oak Harbor, Ohio, with construction begun on 1 September 1970 and commercial operation from 31 July 1978. The US Energy Information Administration's Ohio nuclear profile lists its construction cost as 2.221 billion dollars in 2007 dollars.

Reported project cost

$2.221 billion

Cost basis: 2007

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station
David_Besse_NPP.jpg: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Original uploader was Theanphibian at en.wikipedia derivative work: Saibo (Δ)Public domain

Cost evidence

Basis of the published figure

Reported project cost2007
en.wikipedia.org

Project record

Timeline

  1. 1 September 1970

    Construction started

    U.S. Energy Information Administration

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