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Vallecitos nuclear power plant

Retired United States
Gross capacity
24MW

Vallecitos nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Vallecitos nuclear power plant in United States rated at 24 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 19 Oct 1957.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity24MW
Net capacity (reference)24MW
Net capacity (design)24MW
Thermal output50MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteVallecitos nuclear power plant
Unitnot stated
CountryUnited States
OwnerPacific Gas And Electric Co100%
General Electric
OperatorGeneral Electric
Coordinates 37.6110, -121.8368
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Jan 1956Construction start
  2. 3 Aug 1957First criticality
  3. 19 Oct 1957Grid connection
  4. 19 Oct 1957Commercial operation
  5. 9 Dec 1963Permanent shutdown

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