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Natura Permian Basin nuclear power plant

Announced United States
Gross capacity
100MW

Natura Permian Basin nuclear power plant is a molten salt reactor unit at Natura Permian Basin nuclear power plant in United States rated at 100 MW gross. It is announced. Commercial operation began 1 Jan 2029.

Specification
Reactor type Molten salt reactor (MSR)
ModelMSR-100
Size classLarge
CoolantMolten fluoride or chloride salt
ModeratorGraphite, or none in fast-spectrum designs
Gross capacity100MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment5–20% U-235, often HALEU
Ownership & location
SiteNatura Permian Basin nuclear power plant
Unitnot stated
CountryUnited States
OwnerNatura Resources
NGL Energy Partners LP
Coordinates 31.2543, -103.6992approximate
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Fuel dissolved in the salt, or TRISO in a salt coolant
Enrichment
5–20% U-235, often HALEU HALEU dependency
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

This design needs HALEU — enrichment above 5%. Western production is currently measured in hundreds of kilograms a year.

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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Jan 2029Commercial operation

Other MSR-100 units

2 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Natura Resources Texas A&M nuclear power plant United States Announced 100

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