Constellation Energy (75%) MidAmerican Energy (25%)
Operator(s)
Constellation Energy
Nuclear power station
Reactor type
BWR
Reactor supplier
General Electric
Cooling source
Mississippi River, 14,000 feet (4,300 m) spray canal
Thermal capacity
2 × 2957 MWth
Power generation
Units operational
1 × 908 MW 1 × 911 MW
Make and model
BWR-3 (Mark 1)
Nameplate capacity
1819 MW
Capacity factor
96.66% (2017) 76.60% (lifetime)
Annual net output
15,402 GWh (2017)
External links
Website
Quad Cities Generating Station
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Quad Cities Generating Station is a two-unit nuclear power plant located near Cordova, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River. The two General Electric boiling water reactors give the plant a total gross electric capacity of approximately 1,880 MW. It was named for the nearby cities of Moline, Illinois, Rock Island, Illinois, Davenport, Iowa, East Moline, Illinois, and Bettendorf, Iowa — known as the Quad Cities.
The Quad Cities plant is owned and operated by Constellation Energy.
In 2004, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved a 20-year license extension for both reactors at this plant. Citing the plant's ongoing string of financial losses, Exelon had considered shutting down the facility by 2018.[1]
On June 2, 2016, Exelon announced its intentions to close Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station on June 1, 2018 due to the plant's profitability and a lack of support from the Illinois state legislature.[2]
On December 14, 2016, Exelon announced[3] it would keep Quad Cities Nuclear Generating station open due to Illinois passing the Future Energy Jobs Bill.[4]
^"Exelon says Cordova nuclear power plant may close in two years". www.qconline.com. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^staff, Times online (2 June 2016). "Exelon begins steps to shut down nuclear plant in Cordova". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
^"Future Energy Jobs Bill Already Delivering Job Growth, Economic Impact". www.exeloncorp.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
^"Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB2814". www.ilga.gov. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
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