How much did the Susquehanna nuclear power plant cost to build, in 2007 dollars?
The Susquehanna Steam Electric Station is a two-unit boiling-water-reactor nuclear plant near Berwick, Pennsylvania, owned by Talen Energy and the Allegheny Electric Cooperative, with a combined summer capacity of 2,450 MW. Unit 1 entered service on 8 June 1983 and Unit 2 on 12 February 1985, after construction began in November 1973. The US Energy Information Administration's 2010 State Nuclear Profile lists its construction cost as USD 7.983 billion, adjusted to 2007 dollars with the Consumer Price Index from the DOE/EIA-0473(86) report, so the figure is inflation-adjusted rather than nominal.
Final project cost
$7.983 billion
Cost basis: 2007
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Final project cost2007
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- PowerU.S. Energy Information Administration
- 2,450 MW
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