Dresden nuclear power plant 1
Retired United States
Gross capacity
207MW
Dresden nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Dresden nuclear power plant in United States rated at 207 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 4 Jul 1960.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size class | Large |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 207MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 197MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 192MW |
| Thermal output | 700MWt |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Dresden nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Operator | Exelon Generation |
| Coordinates | 41.3901, -88.2701 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- Framatome BWR fuel assemblies
- Global Nuclear Fuel BWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company BWR fuel assemblies
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.
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 May 1956Construction start
- 15 Oct 1959First criticality
- 15 Apr 1960Grid connection
- 4 Jul 1960Commercial operation
- 31 Oct 1978Permanent shutdown
Other units at Dresden nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Dresden nuclear power plant 2 | 950 | |
| Dresden nuclear power plant 3 | 935 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release — CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-27
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) — CC BY-SA 4.0 — linked, not quoted