Five Exelon Nuclear Reactors Named Among The Most Efficient Boiling Water Reactors In the World; Both units at Limerick Generating Station top U.S.-based list.WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Limerick Limerick, city, Republic of Ireland Limerick, city (1991 pop. 56,083), seat of Co. Limerick, SW Republic of Ireland, at the head of the Shannon estuary. The city has a port with two docks. Generating Station's two generating units were the most efficient nuclear energy plants of their design in the nation and among the top 12 in the world in 2004, General Electric, the manufacturer, has announced. Three other Exelon This article is about the Exelon Corporation. See Exelon (drug) for the Alzheimer's medication. Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is an electricity generating and distributing company headquartered in Chicago. reactors were among the most efficient both domestically and internationally in 2004, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. GE. They were Peach Bottom Unit 3 near Delta, Pa. and LaSalle Units 1 and 2 in Brookfield Township Brookfield Township may refer to:
All five generating units are "boiling water reactors Noun 1. boiling water reactor - a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine BWR water-cooled reactor - nuclear reactor using water as a coolant " built by GE and owned by Exelon Nuclear, the nation's largest operator of commercial nuclear energy plants (PSEG PSEG Public Service Enterprise Group Corp. owns half of the Peach Bottom station). Boiling water reactors are one of two primary nuclear reactor nuclear reactor, device for producing controlled release of nuclear energy. Reactors can be used for research or for power production. A research reactor is designed to produce various beams of radiation for experimental application; the heat produced is a waste designs used in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and represent about one fifth of all commercial nuclear reactors List of nuclear reactors is a comprehensive annotated list of all the nuclear reactors of the world, sorted by country. This list excludes nuclear marine propulsion reactors, except those at land installations, and . in use worldwide. This is the fourth consecutive year that the two Limerick generating units have received the GE awards, presented annually to the 23 most efficient boiling water reactors out of 89 in operation worldwide as measured by year-end gross capacity factor. The 23 reactors represent the top 25 percent. Capacity factor refers to the amount of electricity actually produced by a power plant compared to what it could theoretically produce running at full power 100 percent of the time. It is a key measure of plant reliability and overall industry performance. "Exelon is dedicated to the safe and reliable operation of all its nuclear generating stations," Exelon Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer Chris Crane said. "This high level of performance is a testament to the expertise and professionalism professionalism the upholding by individuals of the principles, laws, ethics and conventions of their profession. of the people who run and maintain these plants." Among Exelon boiling water reactors with a refueling outage out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. in 2004: --Limerick Unit 1 ranked first in the nation and third in the world, with a 96.48 percent capacity factor. --LaSalle Unit 1 ranked third in the nation and twelfth in the world, with a 92.25 percent capacity factor. Among Exelon boiling water reactors without a refueling outage in 2004: --Limerick Unit 2 ranked first in the nation and fourth in the world, with a 100.78 percent capacity factor. --Peach Bottom Unit 3 ranked second in the U.S. and fifth in the world, with a 99.67 percent capacity factor. --LaSalle Unit 2 ranked third in the nation and sixth in the world, with a 99.60 percent capacity factor. The following tables include all 2004 winners of GE Capacity Factor Awards.
Capacity Factor Award Winners Without a Refueling Outage
Rank Plant Operator Nation
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1 Shimane 1 The Chugoku Electric Power Co. Japan
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2 Onagawa 2 Tohoku Electric Power Co. Japan
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3 Hamaoka 3 Chubu Electric Power Co. Japan
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4 Limerick 2 Exelon U.S.
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5 Peach Bottom 3 Exelon U.S.
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6 LaSalle 2 Exelon U.S.
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7 Santa Maria de Garona Nuclenor S.A. Spain
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8 Browns Ferry 2 TVA U.S.
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9 Pilgrim Entergy Operations, Inc. U.S.
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Capacity Factor Award Winners With a Refueling Outage
Rank Plant Operator Nation
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1 Forsmark 3 Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB Sweden
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2 Forsmark 2 Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB Sweden
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3 Limerick 1 Exelon U.S.
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4 Olkiluoto 2 Teollisuuden Voima Oy (TVO) Finland
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5 Olkiluoto 1 Teollisuuden Voima Oy (TVO) Finland
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6 Forsmark 1 Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB Sweden
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7 Barseback 2 Ringhals AB Sweden
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8 Ringhals 1 Ringhals AB Sweden
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9 Grand Gulf 1 Entergy Operations, Inc. U.S.
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10 Muehleberg BKW FMB Energie AG Switzerland
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11 Oskarshamn 3 OKG Aktiebolag Sweden
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12 LaSalle 1 Exelon U.S.
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13 Gundremmingen B Kernkraftwerk Gundremmingen Germany
GmbH (KGG)
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14 Nine Mile Point 2 Constellation Energy Group U.S.
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