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Big Rock Point nuclear power plant

Retired United States
Gross capacity
71MW

Big Rock Point nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Big Rock Point nuclear power plant in United States rated at 71 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 29 Mar 1963.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity71MW
Net capacity (reference)67MW
Net capacity (design)72MW
Thermal output240MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteBig Rock Point nuclear power plant
Unitnot stated
CountryUnited States
OwnerConsumers Power Co100%
OperatorConsumers Power
Coordinates 45.3576, -85.2002
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Timeline

  1. 1 May 1960Construction start
  2. 27 Sep 1962First criticality
  3. 8 Dec 1962Grid connection
  4. 29 Mar 1963Commercial operation
  5. 29 Aug 1997Permanent shutdown

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