INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNIT 1

Indian Point Nuclear Unit 1, operated by Consolidated Edison Company and located in Buchanan, New York, was first licensed in March 1962 and was the nation's first civilian nuclear power plant. The plant was permanently shut down on October 31, 1974, because its emergency core cooling system did not meet the then current regulatory requirements. Since January 1976, all fuel from the reactor has been stored in the plant's on site spent fuel pool, where the fuel is expected to remain until a Federal repository is available to receive it.

On February 1, 1996, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved Consolidated Edison Company's decommissioning plan. Under the plan, Unit 1 will be kept in long term safe storage (SAFSTOR) until the adjoining Indian Point 2 reactor, also owned by the utility, ceases to operate, after which both units will be dismantled at the same time.

INDIAN POINT 2


Location: Buchanan, New York
Utility: Consolidated Edison Company
Reactor Supplier: Westinghouse Corporation
Capacity: 931 net MWe
Reactor Type: Pressurized water reactor
Date of Operation: September 1973
License Expiration date: 09/28/2013
Electricity Produced in 1997: 3.1 billion kWh
1997 Average Capacity Factor: 38.7%

The Indian Point plant consists of two Westinghouse PWR units in Buchanan, New York. Unit 2 is owned / operated by Consolidated Edison, the original owner of the site. These units have operated from the mid-70's. Consolidated Edison was one of the first utilities to purchase their own simulator for training the reactor operators and supervisors licensed by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

INDIAN POINT 3


Location: Buchanan, New York
Utility: Entergy Nuclear Northeast
Reactor Supplier: Westinghouse Corporation
Capacity: 970 net MWe
Reactor Type: Pressurized water reactor
Date of Operation: April 1976
License Expiration date: 12/15/2015
Electricity Produced in 1997:4.3 billion kWh
1997 Average Capacity Factor: 51.3%

The Indian Point plant consists of two Westinghouse PWR units in Buchanan, New York. Unit 3 is owned / operated by the Power Authority of the State of New York. These units have operated from the mid-70's.