Shippingport nuclear power plant
Shippingport nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in United States with 1 unit on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shippingport nuclear power plant | Retired | PWR | PLWBR | 68 | 1958 |
Unit by unit
Each unit's rating, type and milestone dates as recorded by the Global Nuclear Power Tracker, with any correction we made to it. A dash or "not disclosed" means the source does not give the value.
Shippingport nuclear power plant Retired
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | PLWBR |
| Size class | Small |
| Gross capacity | 68MW |
| Net capacity | 60MW |
| Thermal output | 236MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Owner | Department Of Energy And Duquesne Light Co100% |
| Operator | Department Of Energy And Duquesne Light |
| Construction start | 1 Jan 1954 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 1 Jan 1957 |
| Grid connection | 2 Dec 1957 |
| Commercial operation | 26 May 1958 |
| Permanent shutdown | 1 Oct 1982 |
Shippingport nuclear power plant in context
The one unit with both construction and grid dates on record took 3.9 years from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1950s is 3.5 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Beaver Valley nuclear power plant (0 km), Perry nuclear power plant (144 km) and Davis Besse nuclear power plant (247 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shippingport nuclear power plant | 1954 | 1957 | 3.9 | 3.5 (1950s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Valley nuclear power plant | United States | 0 km | 1.9 |
| Perry nuclear power plant | United States | 144 km | 1.3 |
| Davis Besse nuclear power plant | United States | 247 km | 0.9 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
| Location | Pennsylvania, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40.6211, -80.4353 |
| Elevation | about 225 mabove sea level |
| Setting | About 340 km from the sea |
| Region | Northern America |
| Units by status | Retired: 1 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | Department Of Energy And Duquesne Light Co |
|---|---|
| Operators | Department Of Energy And Duquesne Light |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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