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Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 1

Operating United States
Gross capacity
1,500MW

Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Grand Gulf nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,500 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 1 Jul 1985.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-6 (Mark 3)
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,500MW
Net capacity (reference)1,401MW
Net capacity (design)1,250MW
Thermal output4,408MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteGrand Gulf nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryUnited States
OwnerSystems Energy Resources Inc100%
OperatorEntergy Nuclear Operations
Coordinates 32.0081, -91.0478
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 4 May 1974Construction start
  2. 18 Aug 1982First criticality
  3. 20 Oct 1984Grid connection
  4. 1 Jul 1985Commercial operation

Other units at Grand Gulf nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 2 Cancelled 1,250
Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 3 Cancelled 1,520

Other BWR-6 (Mark 3) units

6 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Clinton nuclear power plant 1 United States Operating 1,098
Cofrentes nuclear power plant Spain Operating 1,102
Perry nuclear power plant 1 United States Operating 1,303
River Bend nuclear power plant 1 United States Operating 1,016
Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 2 United States Cancelled 1,250

Sources