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Maine Yankee nuclear power plant

Retired United States
Gross capacity
900MW

Maine Yankee nuclear power plant is a pressurised water reactor unit at Maine Yankee nuclear power plant in United States rated at 900 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 28 Dec 1972.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity900MW
Net capacity (reference)860MW
Net capacity (design)825MW
Thermal output2,630MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteMaine Yankee nuclear power plant
Unitnot stated
CountryUnited States
OperatorMaine Yankee Atomic Power
Coordinates 43.9511, -69.6953
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Oct 1968Construction start
  2. 23 Oct 1972First criticality
  3. 8 Nov 1972Grid connection
  4. 28 Dec 1972Commercial operation
  5. 1 Aug 1997Permanent shutdown

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