The 2,538 MW Oconee station is situated in Seneca in Oconee county, around 145 miles northwest of Columbia, South Carolina and has entered service in 1973-74. The staion has three 846 MW units 1-3.
All of the other units at the station continued to operate at full power.
One MW powers around 700 homes in the Carolinas.
The NRC has renewed the plant’s original 40-year operating licenses in 2000, for additional 20 years until 2033-2034.
