Point Beach Nuclear Plant
| Point Beach Nuclear Plant | |
|---|---|
Point Beach Nuclear Plant | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Town of Two Creeks, Manitowoc County, near Two Rivers, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44°16′52″N 87°32′12″W / 44.28111°N 87.53667°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | Unit 1: July 19, 1967 Unit 2: July 25, 1968 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: December 21, 1970 Unit 2: October 1, 1972 |
| Construction cost | Unit 1: $60.6 million, 1971 USD ($452 million, 2023 USD) Unit 2: $54.3 million, 1972 USD ($392 million, 2023 USD) |
| Owner | NextEra Energy Resources |
| Operator | NextEra Energy Resources |
| Employees | 400 |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
| Cooling source | Lake Michigan |
| Thermal capacity | 2 × 1800 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 625 MW |
| Make and model | WH 2-loop (DRYAMB) |
| Nameplate capacity | 1182 MW |
| Capacity factor | 96.87% (2019) 82.80% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 10,077 GWh (2022) |
| External links | |
| Website | Point Beach Nuclear Plant |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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Point Beach Nuclear Plant is a nuclear power plant located on Lake Michigan in the town of Two Creeks, Wisconsin, United States. The plant was built by Wisconsin Electric Power Company (now We Energies, a subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corporation), and previously operated by the Nuclear Management Company. The plant is currently owned and operated by NextEra Energy Resources (prior to 2009 – FPL Energy), of Juno Beach, Florida.
The plant is composed of two, two-loop Westinghouse pressurized water reactors. There is also a visitors' center located just south of the administration building.
Construction for Unit 1 began in 1966 and it was placed into commercial operation in December 1970. Unit 2 was placed into commercial operation in September 1972. The plant was built for a total cost of $114.9 million ($844 million, 2023 USD).
The entire site covers 1,050 acres; approximately 70 acres are used for the nuclear power plant and transmission yard infrastructure and the remaining land used for agriculture or solar arrays.