Metadata:
  Identification_Information:
    Citation:
      Citation_Information:
        Originator: USGS; Eastern Energy Team; John Tully comp.
        Publication_Date: 19971029
        Title:
          Nuclear Powered Electric Power Plants of the United States
        Series_Information: 
          Series_Name: USGS, Open-File Report
          Issue_Identification: 97-172
        Publication_Information:
          Publication_Place: Reston, VA
          Publisher: USGS; Eastern Energy Team
    Description: 
      Abstract:
        This dataset is a collection of nuclear power plant locations in the United   
        States. Included in this dataset are the power plant name & id, utility
        name & id, state, county and, Federal Information Processing System (FIPS)   
        code.
      Purpose:
        The purpose of this dataset is to give geologists and other scientists
        a spatial database of nuclear power plants.  This data set will be utilized
        in energy research and cartographic projects.
      Supplemental_Information:
        Procedures_Used:
          A spreadsheet containing all power plant names and identifiers was    
          received July 21, 1997.  Many of these power plant data came with  
          location data from the EIA-767 database.  The EIA-767 data were then 
          converted to comma delimited and Dbase files so that a point coverage 
          could be created with all of the appropriate attribute data.
        Revisions: none
        Reviews_Applied_to_Data: None
    Time_Period_of_Content:
      Time_Period_Information:
        Single_Date/Time:
          Calendar_Date: 19971029
      Currentness_Reference: publication date
    Status:
      Progress:  Complete
      Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
    Spatial_Domain:
      Bounding_Coordinates:
        West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.56429898
        East_Bounding_Coordinate: -68.79937293
        North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.17234534
        South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.11496266
    Keywords:
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
        Theme_Keyword:  power plants
        Theme_Keyword:  United States
        Theme_Keyword:  USGS
        Theme_Keyword:  Eastern Energy Team
        Theme_Keyword:  energy
        Theme_Keyword:  power
        Theme_Keyword:  generating station
        Theme_Keyword:  public utilities
        Theme_Keyword:  municipally owned power stations
        Theme_Keyword:  federal information processing system
        Theme_Keyword:  FIPS
        Theme_Keyword:  fuel type
        Theme_Keyword:  nuclear
      Place:
        Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:  Geographic Names Information System
        Place_Keyword:  United States
        Place_Keyword:  Alabama
        Place_Keyword:  Arizona
        Place_Keyword:  Arkansas
        Place_Keyword:  California
        Place_Keyword:  Colorado
        Place_Keyword:  Connecticut
        Place_Keyword:  Delaware
        Place_Keyword:  District of Columbia
        Place_Keyword:  Florida
        Place_Keyword:  Georgia
        Place_Keyword:  Indiana 
        Place_Keyword:  Illinois
        Place_Keyword:  Iowa
        Place_Keyword:  Idaho
        Place_Keyword:  Kansas
        Place_Keyword:  Kentucky
        Place_Keyword:  Louisiana
        Place_Keyword:  Maine
        Place_Keyword:  Maryland
        Place_Keyword:  Massachusetts
        Place_Keyword:  Mississippi
        Place_Keyword:  Minnesota
        Place_Keyword:  Michigan
        Place_Keyword:  Missouri
        Place_Keyword:  Montana
        Place_Keyword:  Nebraska
        Place_Keyword:  Nevada
        Place_Keyword:  New Hampshire
        Place_Keyword:  New Jersey
        Place_Keyword:  New Mexico
        Place_Keyword:  New York
        Place_Keyword:  North Carolina
        Place_Keyword:  North Dakota
        Place_Keyword:  Ohio
        Place_Keyword:  Oklahoma
        Place_Keyword:  Oregon
        Place_Keyword:  Pennsylvania
        Place_Keyword:  Rhode Island
        Place_Keyword:  South Carolina
        Place_Keyword:  South Dakota 
        Place_Keyword:  Tennessee
        Place_Keyword:  Texas
        Place_Keyword:  Utah
        Place_Keyword:  Vermont
        Place_Keyword:  Virginia
        Place_Keyword:  Washington
        Place_Keyword:  West Virginia
        Place_Keyword:  Wisconsin
        Place_Keyword:  Wyoming
        Place_Keyword:  Hawaii
        Place_Keyword:  Alaska
    Access_Constraints: None
    Use_Constraints: None
    Point_of_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Person_Primary:
          Contact_Person: John Tully comp.
          Contact_Organization: USGS, Eastern Energy Team
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: mailing address
          Address: MS 956 National Center
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: Virginia
          Postal_Code: 20192
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6432
    Cross_Reference:
      Citation_Information:
        Originator: Energy Information Administration
        Publication_Date: 1994
        Title: Form EIA-767, Steam-Electric Plant Operation and Design Report
        Edition: EIA-767
  Data_Quality_Information:
    Attribute_Accuracy:
      Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
       All power plants are labeled correctly and have plntids
      Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
        Attribute_Accuracy_Value: Unkknown
        Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:
         The data collected from the EIA 767 database are very accurate.
    Logical_Consistency_Report:
     No tests for point accuracy were done.
    Completeness_Report:
     This data set is a complete coverage of all powerplants in the US that generate 
     100 MW and provide power to the public.
    Lineage:
      Source_Information:
        Source_Citation:
          Citation_Information:
            Originator: Energy Information Administration
            Publication_Date: 1994
            Title: form EIA-767, Steam electric plant operation and design report
            Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model
        Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
        Type_Of_Source_Media: disk
        Source_Time_Period_Of_Content:
          Time_Period_Information:
            Single_Date/Time: 
              Calendar_Date: 19941231
          Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
        Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NA
        Source_Contribution:
         This database provided several power plants
      Process_Step:
        Process_Description:
         Power plants collected from the EIA 767 database were converted into
         a point coverage.  
        Process_Date: 19970715    
  Spatial_Reference_Information:
    Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Geographic:
        Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
        Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
        Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
  Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
    Detailed_Description:
      Entity_Type:
        Entity_Type_Label:  US_NUKE.PAT
        Entity_Type_Definition: Point attribute table of US_NUKE.
        Entity_Type_Definition_Source:  ARC/INFO
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  AREA
        Attribute_Definition:  Degenerate area of point
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  Assigned
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value:  0
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NA
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NA
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  PERIMETER
        Attribute_Definition:  Degenerate perimeter of point
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  Assigned
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value:  0
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NA
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NA
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  US_NUKE#
        Attribute_Definition:  Internal feature number
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  Computed
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Sequential unique positive integer
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Internal Identification Number
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  PLANTCODE
        Attribute_Definition:  User-assigned feature number
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  User-defined
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Integer
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Code given to power plant by 
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  UTILITYID
        Attribute_Definition:  UTILITY ID GIVEN TO POWERPLANT
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  EIA-767 database
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value: integer values are acceptable
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
              Unique numer ID for each utility company
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EIA-767 database
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  UTILITYNAM
        Attribute_Definition:  UTILITY COMPANY THAT OWNS POWER PLANT
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  EIA-767 database
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value: character strings are acceptable
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: utility company name
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EIA-767 database
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  PLANTNAME
        Attribute_Definition:  NAME OF THE POWER PLANT
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  EIA-767 database
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value: character strings are acceptable
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: power plant common name
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EIA-767 database
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  STATE
        Attribute_Definition:  STATE POWER PLANT RESIDES
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  EIA-767 Database
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value: state names are acceptable
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
              state in which power plant is located
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EIA-767 Database
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  STATECTY
        Attribute_Definition:  
         FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSYTEM (FIPS) FOR STATE AND COUNTY
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value: integer values are acceptable
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: unique 
             5 digit code used by FIPS to identify state and county
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
             FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  CNTYNAME
        Attribute_Definition:  NAME OF THE COUNTY THE POWER PLANT RESIDES
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  UNITED STATES COUNTY MAP
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value: all county names are acceptable
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
              Name of the county in which the power plant is located.
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. county map
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  FIPS:ST
        Attribute_Definition:  
          FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM CODE FOR STATES
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value: integer values are acceptable
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
             unique 2 digit code used by FIPS to identify state
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
             FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  FIPS:CO
        Attribute_Definition:  
         FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSYTEM CODE FOR COUNTIES
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value: integer values are acceptable
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
             unique 3 digit code used by FIPS to identify county
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
             FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label:  FIPS
        Attribute_Definition:  
         FEDERAL INFROMATION PROCESSING SYSYTEM CODE FOR STATES AND COUNTIES       
        Attribute_Definition_Source:  FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value: integer values are acceptable
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
             unique 5 digit code used by FIPS to identify state and county
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
             FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
  Distribution_Information:
    Distributor:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Person_Primary:
          Contact_Person: John Tully comp.
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: mailing address
          Address: MS 956 National Center
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: Virginia
          Postal_Code: 20192
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6432
    Resource_Description: Nuclear Power Plants of the United States
    Distribution_Liability:
      This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with  
      U.S. Geoloical Survey editorial standards.  Any use of trade, product, or 
      firm names is for the descriptive purposes only and does not imply 
      endorsement by the U.S. Government.
    Standard_Order_Process:
      Digital_Form:
        Digital_Transfer_Information:
          Format_Name: ARC/INFO
          Format_Version_Number: 7.1.1
        Digital_Transfer_Option:
          Online_Option:
            Computer_Contact_Information:
              Network_Address:
                Network_Resource_Name: 
                  <URL: ftp://192.58.223.1/pub/OPEN_FILES/OF_97_172/>
      Fees: none
  Metadata_Reference_Information:
    Metadata_Date: 19970804
    Metadata_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Person_Primary:
          Contact_Person: John Tully comp.
          Contact_Organization: USGS, Eastern Energy Team
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: mailing address
          Address: MS 956 National Center
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: Virginia
          Postal_Code: 20192
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6432  
    Metadata_Standard_Name: 
      FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
    Metadata_Standard_Version:  19940608
    Metadata_Time_Convention: Local Time
    Metadata_Security_Information:
      Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
      Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
      Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None