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Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 1

Operating United States
Gross capacity
642MW

Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in United States rated at 642 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 1 Dec 1969.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-2 (Mark 1)
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity642MW
Net capacity (reference)613MW
Net capacity (design)620MW
Thermal output1,850MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteNine Mile Point nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryUnited States
OwnerElectricité De France (EDF)100%
Exelon Nuclear
OperatorExelon Generation
Coordinates 43.5205, -76.4068
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 12 Apr 1965Construction start
  2. 5 Sep 1969First criticality
  3. 9 Nov 1969Grid connection
  4. 1 Dec 1969Commercial operation

Other units at Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 2 Operating 1,320
Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 3 Cancelled 1,600
Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant SMR Announced 300

Other BWR-2 (Mark 1) units

2 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Oyster Creek nuclear power plant 1 United States Retired 652

Sources