THE CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK NUCLEAR ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION

Technical Report · Fri Oct 31 04:00:00 EST 1958

OSTI ID:4305042

Milne, G R; Ward, F R; Stoller, S M

The Consolidated Edison Company of New York is erecting a nuclear steam electric generating station at Indian Point on the Hudson River 24 miles north of New York City. The initial station capacity is estimated at about 236 megawatts of which 140 Mw would be developed by the reactor and 96 Mw in two separate oll fired superheaters. The uitimate station capacity expected is 275 Mw. The costs of nuclear generation with and without superheating are discussed and the corresponding thermal efficiencies are given. The principal components of both the nuclear and conventional portions of the plani are described. The reactor will he a pressurized water, internal converter type unit and will be the first commercial reactor to use thorium as the fertile material to supplement the base fuel highly enriched U/sup 235/. The present status of the development, design, manufacturing, und construction work is reviewed. Initial operation of the station is presently planned for December 1960. (auth)

• Research Organization: Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.; Vitro Engineering Co., New York; Babcock and Wilcox Co., New York
• NSA Number: NSA-12-015088
• OSTI ID: 4305042
• Report Number(s): A/CONF.15/P/1885
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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