H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station
| Robinson Nuclear Plant | |
|---|---|
H.B. Robinson Nuclear Power Station seen from Lake Robinson | |
| Official name | H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Darlington County, near Hartsville, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34°24′10″N 80°9′30″W / 34.40278°N 80.15833°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | April 13, 1967 |
| Commission date | March 7, 1971 |
| Construction cost | $408.5 million (2007 USD) |
| Owner | Duke Energy Progress, LLC |
| Operator | Duke Energy Progress, LLC |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
| Cooling source | Lake Robinson |
| Thermal capacity | 1 × 2339 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 759 MW |
| Make and model | WH 3-loop (DRYAMB) |
| Nameplate capacity | 759 MWe |
| Capacity factor | 98.2% (2019) 78.60% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 6,426 GWh (2021) |
| External links | |
| Website | Robinson Nuclear, a pioneer in nuclear energy |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, also known as Robinson Nuclear Plant, is a nuclear power plant located near Hartsville, South Carolina. The plant consists of one Westinghouse 759 MW pressurized water reactor. The site once included a coal-fired unit that generated 174 MW (which was retired in October 2012 and demolished 2016) and a combustion turbine unit that generated 15 MW.
The Robinson plant is named for H. Burton Robinson, a former executive vice president of Carolina Power & Light. The plant is located adjacent to the 2,250-acre (910 ha) Lake Robinson. The Robinson nuclear unit was the first commercial nuclear power plant in the southeastern United States and was then the largest such in the world.