Arkansas 1 & 2

Basic Facts:

  • Location: Clark Township, Arkansas
  • Owner: Entergy Arkansas
  • Operator: Entergy Nuclear
  • Construction Cost: $3.1B (2018$)
  • Plant Output: 1,800 MW (combined)
  • Property Size: 1,100 acres
  • Status: Operational
  • Employees: 900
  • Expected Shut Down Date: Unit 1 (2034), Unit 2 (2038)
  • Projected DTF Balance at Shut Down: $1.4B (2018$)
  • Decommissioning Cost Estimate: $1.0B (2018$)
  • Spent Nuclear Fuel on Site: 1,494 tons
arkansas 1 and 2

Background

The Arkansas nuclear power station consists of two pressurized water reactors.  Construction began in 1968 with licensed operations commencing in 1974.

In 2001 (for Unit 1) and 2005 (for Unit 2), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted each reactor a twenty-year license renewal, extending their licensed operational life to 2034 and 2038 respectively.

Socioeconomics

The Arkansas nuclear power plant is located within Pope County, Arkansas.  As of 2016, socioeconomic information is as follows:

  • Population: 68,000
  • Per Capita Annual Income: $33,000
  • Unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted): 4.4%

The Arkansas nuclear power plant employs 900 workers who receive an annual payroll of approximately $93 million.  Then plant annually pays upwards of $8 million in state and local taxes.

Contact Information

Economic Development Administration Representative:

Economic Development District

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Unless specific costing information has been provided, decommissioning costs were derived from 2017 Decommissioning Funding Status Report.
Information herein obtained from public sources. Corrections are welcome and may be directed to [email protected].

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Basic Facts:

  • Location: Lacey Township, New Jersey
  • Owner: Exelon
  • Construction Cost: $600M (2018$)
  • Plant Output: 620 MW
  • Facility Size: 770 acres
  • Status: Shut Down (September 2018)
  • Employees: 500 (during operations)
  • DTF Balance at Shut Down: $900M (2018$)
  • Decommissioning Cost Estimate: $1,200M (2018$)
oyster creek

Background

Oyster Creek first came online in 1969, received a license renewal from the NRC in 2009 and was licensed to operate until 2029. In 2011, Exelon informed the NRC that in 2019 the plant would permanently cease power operations due to economic considerations. To that end, the plant’s Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report was submitted to the NRC in May of 2018. In October 2018, Exelon ceased operations at Oyster Creek and the plant was operationally closed.

Decommissioning

In July of 2018, Exelon announced a decommissioning agreement with Holtec International. Under the terms of the agreement, Holtec will assume ownership of the site, real property and spent nuclear fuel. In addition, and as the site’s owner, Holtec will manage all site decommissioning and restoration activities. The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals.

Socioeconomics

The Oyster Creek nuclear power plant is located within Ocean County, New Jersey.  As of 2016:

  • Population: 600,000
  • Per Capita Annual Income: $32,000
  • Unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted): 3%

During operations, the plant annually contributed approximately $2.3M in property taxes and $11.1M in Energy Tax Receipts to the local municipality.

Contact Information

Economic Development Administration Representative:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Contact

Additional Information

NRC Oversight of Oyster Creek Decommissioning Project: The Basics

September 4, 2020

NRC Oversight of Oyster Creek Decommissioning Project: The BasicsSOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – The Lacey Planning Board’s denial of an application in conjunction with the decommissioning of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Plan last month raised some concerns. Local authorities and area residents wanted answers regarding who oversees the work done by Holtec International, the decommissioning […]

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Lacey vote leaves Oyster Creek nuke waste in limbo

August 26, 2020

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Local Mayor Appointed to Oyster Creek Safety Board

August 25, 2020

Local Mayor Appointed to Oyster Creek Safety Board SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – Lacey Township Mayor Steven Kennis joins a select group of state officials this month as the newest member of the Oyster Creek Safety Advisor Panel. Governor Phil Murphy appointed Kennis to the panel led by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner […]

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Oyster Creek Won’t Become Repository For Other States: Officials

August 21, 2020

Oyster Creek Won’t Become Repository For Other States: Officials LACEY, NJ – As Holtec International applies to expand its spent-fuel storage area at the site of the shuttered Oyster Creek Generating Station, the public has speculated that the decommissioning company intends to make the location a storage site for other closed plants. A member of […]

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Lacey board postpones Oyster Creek hearing

August 11, 2020

Lacey board postpones Oyster Creek hearing Above: The USA TODAY Network investigates the impacts of closing nuclear power plants. LACEY – Faced with a crowd too large to fit within the municipal building and still comply with state orders on indoor gatherings, the Planning Board postponed a hearing on Monday about nuclear waste storage at […]

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What’s going on at Oyster Creek? Lacey officials, residents, others want to know.

July 13, 2020
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Judge Orders Decommissioning Temporarily Halted at Former Nuclear Plant

June 25, 2020

https://www.thesandpaper.net/articles/judge-orders-decommissioning-temporarily-halted-at-former-nuclear-plant/

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Still No Future For Oyster Creek

June 24, 2020

Still No Future For Oyster Creek | Jersey Shore Online LACEY – Although it’s been nearly a year since the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station was shuttered after more than five decades of operation, there won’t be any new businesses on the site for quite some time. That’s because it will take eight years for […]

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Life after Oyster Creek: Nuclear waste piles up in Lacey

January 18, 2020
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Panel to oversee New Jersey nuclear plant decommissioning

October 7, 2019
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Unless specific costing information has been provided, decommissioning costs were derived from 2017 Decommissioning Funding Status Report.
Information herein obtained from public sources. Corrections are welcome and may be directed to [email protected].

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