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How much did H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station cost to build?

The H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station, Robinson Unit 2, is the single-unit Westinghouse pressurized water reactor near Hartsville in Darlington County, South Carolina, owned and operated by Duke Energy Progress, begun on 13 April 1967 and in commercial operation since 7 March 1971, with a summer capacity of 724 MW. The U.S. Energy Information Administration's state nuclear profile lists its construction cost as 408.5 million dollars in 2007 dollars.

Reported project cost

$408.5 million

Cost basis: 2007

Containment building for Robinson Nuclear Station
Murr RhameCC BY-SA 3.0

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Basis of the published figure

Reported project cost2007
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Timeline

  1. 13 April 1967

    Construction started

    U.S. Energy Information Administration
  2. 7 March 1971

    Opened or launched

    U.S. Energy Information Administration

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