How much did Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station cost to build?
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, in Lacey Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, was a single 620 MW boiling-water reactor built by General Electric for Jersey Central Power & Light, with construction begun in December 1964, commercial operation from December 1969 and permanent shutdown on 17 September 2018. Wikipedia's infobox gives its cost as USD 488 million in 2007 dollars and the Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative USD 600 million in 2018 dollars, both restated figures, while The Quad Report says General Electric offered a fixed turnkey bid of USD 66 million.
Reported project cost
$488 million
Cost basis: 2007
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Reported project cost2007
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- PowerNuclear Decommissioning Collaborative
- 620 MW
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