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LaSalle nuclear power plant 1

Operating United States
Gross capacity
1,207MW

LaSalle nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at LaSalle nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,207 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 1 Jan 1984.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-5 (Mark 2)
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,207MW
Net capacity (reference)1,137MW
Net capacity (design)1,078MW
Thermal output3,546MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteLaSalle nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryUnited States
OwnerExelon Corp100%
OperatorExelon Generation
Coordinates 41.2455, -88.6691
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 10 Sep 1973Construction start
  2. 21 Jun 1982First criticality
  3. 4 Sep 1982Grid connection
  4. 1 Jan 1984Commercial operation

Other units at LaSalle nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
LaSalle nuclear power plant 2 Operating 1,207

Other BWR-5 (Mark 2) units

5 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Columbia nuclear power plant 1 United States Operating 1,190
LaSalle nuclear power plant 2 United States Operating 1,207
Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 2 United States Operating 1,320
Columbia nuclear power plant EPU United States Pre-construction 162

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