Indian Point Energy Center Factsheet
Owner-Operator: Entergy Nuclear
Location: Buchanan, N.Y., Westchester County, on the east bank of the Hudson River
Capacity: 2,069 megawatts
Total employment: Over 1,100
Technical Facts — Indian Point 2
| Capacity: | |
| Rated Thermal Power | 3216 gross megawatts |
| Net Electrical Rating | 1032 megawatts |
| Reactors: | |
| Type | Westinghouse 4 loop pressurized water reactor (PWR) |
| Coolant | Water |
| Moderator | Water |
| Coolant Pressure | 2235 pounds per square inch |
| Operating Temperature | 562 degrees F |
| Heat Output | 11,023,829,000 BTU’s per hour |
| Fuel Core: | |
| Pellets: | |
| Material | Uranium dioxide (UO2) |
| Enrichment | 3.6 to 4.8 % U-235 |
| Length | 0.60 inches |
| Diameter | 0.3659 inches |
| Pellets per Fuel Assembly | Approx. 48,960 |
| Total Pellets in Core | Approx. 9,400,000 |
| Fuel Rods/Fuel Assemblies: | |
| Material | Zirlo |
| Cladding Thickness | 0.0243 inches |
| Outside Diameter | 0.422 inches |
| Active Length | 144 inches |
| Rods (with fuel) per Fuel Assembly | 204 |
| Number of Fuel Assemblies | 193 |
| Control Rod Assemblies: | |
| Neutron Absorber | Silver-Indium-Cadmium |
| Shape | Cylindrical Rods |
| Assembly Length | 12 feet |
| Number of Control Rod Assemblies | 53 |
| Reactor Vessel: | |
| Material | Stainless steel clad low alloy steel |
| Inside Diameter | 14 feet 6 inches |
| Height | 44 feet |
| Design Pressure | 2500 pounds per square inch |
| Containment: | |
| Material | Reinforced concrete with a carbon steel liner |
| Height | Approx. 215.5 feet |
| Diameter | Approx. 135 feet |
| Wall Thickness | 3.5 to 4.5 feet |
| Design Pressure | 47 pounds per square inch |
| Generator : | |
| Generation Voltage | 22,000 volts |
| Rotation Speed | 1,800 rpm |
| Condenser Cooling : | |
| Type | Once through heat exchanger |
| Cooling Source | Hudson River |
| Volume of Cooling water | 840,000 gallons/minute |
Technical Facts – Indian Point 3
| Capacity: | |
| Rated Thermal Power | 3188 gross megawatts |
| Net Electrical Rating | 1051 megawatts |
| Reactors: | |
| Type | Westinghouse 4 loop pressurized water reactor (PWR) |
| Coolant | Water |
| Moderator | Water |
| Coolant Pressure | 2235 pounds per square inch |
| Operating Temperature | 567 degrees F |
| Heat Output | 10,898,865,000 BTU’s per hour |
| Fuel Core: | |
| Pellets: | |
| Material | Uranium dioxide (UO2) |
| Enrichment | 4.4 to 4.95 % U-235 |
| Length | 0.60 inches |
| Diameter | 0.3659 inches |
| Pellets per Fuel Assembly | Approx. 48,960 |
| Total Pellets in Core | Approx. 9,400,000 |
| Fuel Rods/Fuel Assemblies: | |
| Material | Zirlo |
| Cladding Thickness | 0.0243 inches |
| Outside Diameter | 0.422 inches |
| Active Length | 144 inches |
| Rods (with fuel) per Fuel Assembly | 204 |
| Number of Fuel Assemblies | 193 |
| Control Rod Assemblies: | |
| Neutron Absorber | Silver-Indium-Cadmium |
| Shape | Cylindrical Rods |
| Assembly Length | 12 feet |
| Number of Control Rod Assemblies | 53 |
| Reactor Vessel: | |
| Material | Stainless steel clad low alloy steel |
| Inside Diameter | 14 feet 5 inches |
| Height | 43 feet and 10 inches |
| Design Pressure | 2500 pounds per square inch |
| Containment: | |
| Material | Reinforced concrete with a carbon steel liner |
| Height | Approx. 215.5 feet |
| Diameter | Approx. 135 feet |
| Wall Thickness | 3.5 to 4.5 feet |
| Design Pressure | 47 pounds per square inch |
| Generator : | |
| Generation Voltage | 22,000 volts |
| Rotation Speed | 1,800 rpm |
| Condenser Cooling : | |
| Type | Once through heat exchanger |
| Cooling Source | Hudson River |
| Volume of Cooling water | 840,000 gallons/minute |
