CRYSTAL RIVER 3 NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION

The 'Crystal River 3 Nuclear Generation Station' is a nuclear power plant, part of the Crystal River Energy Complex located in Citrus County, Florida near Crystal River, Florida. The site consists of approximately 4,700 acres (19 km²) and contains a single pressurized water reactor sharing the site with 4 fossil-fueled generators. The reactor is rated to produce 842 megawatts of electric power. It is a Babcock and Wilcox pressurized water reactor.
Crystal River 3 was originally owned by Florida Progress Corporation (and operated by its subsidiary, Florida Power Corporation) but, in 2000, it was bought by Carolina Power & Light to form the new company, Progress Energy, which currently runs the plant.
In December 2006, Florida Progress purchased 3,000 acres of land seven miles from the Gulf of Mexico and eight miles north of the existing Crystal River plant in preparation for the potential construction of a new nuclear power reactor. A formal decision has not yet been made. Critics lament the low-lying location of the site. Levy County officials have welcomed the potential plant in an effort to bring jobs to the impoverished county.

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