U.S. Nuclear Reactors
Enrico
Fermi (Fermi)
Michigan
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Unit 2 Nuclear system supplied by General Electric Company (U.S.) |
Capacity
Net MW(e) |
Generation
in 2003
Megawatthours |
Capacity
Factor |
Type |
On-line
Date |
License
Expiration Date |
1,111 |
8,118,826 |
83.2 % |
BWR |
July 15, 1985 |
March 20, 2025 |
BWR= Boiling Water Reactor
Description: Named for the first physicist to split the atom, the Enrico Fermi plant is
located near Detroit. The prototype Fermi 1 unit operated at the site from
1963 to 1972 and is now mothballed.
Ownership: The plant
is operated by the Detroit Edison
Company and owned (100 percent)
by DTE Energy.
The Impact of
the Nuclear Industry on Michigan:
- News item: Nearby fire idles AEP nuclear plant in Michigan
- Highlights
- Nuclear-provided Electricity Generation
- Competition in the State Electricity Market
- Environmental Trends: Emissions levels
- Various Links to related sites.
Sources: Capacity, for purposes of this report, is the
net summer capability as reported in Energy Information Administration
(EIA) survey form 860, "Annual Electric Generator Report." Capacity Factor
is a calculation in which the maximum possible generation (based on net
summer capability) is divided into the actual generation than multiplied
by 100 to get a percentage. Generation is the electricity output reported
by plant owners on EIA survey form 906. Type of Unit: All U.S. commercial
reactors currently in operation are one of two types: BWR (boiling water
reactor) or PWR (pressurized light water reactor). The type is identified
in EIA's Nuclear Power Generation and Fuel Cycle Report. Both the On-line
Date and the License Expiration Date are reported annually in Information
Digest by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Contact:
John Moens
Email: John.Moens@eia.doe.gov
Phone: (202) 287-1976
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