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Comanche Peak nuclear power plant 3

Cancelled United States
Gross capacity
1,700MW

Comanche Peak nuclear power plant 3 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Comanche Peak nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,700 MW gross. It is cancelled.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
ModelUS-APWR
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,700MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal output4,466MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteComanche Peak nuclear power plant
Unit3
CountryUnited States
OwnerLuminant Generation Company LLC100%
Coordinates 32.2984, -97.7855
Cancelled2013
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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.

Other units at Comanche Peak nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Comanche Peak nuclear power plant 1 Operating 1,259
Comanche Peak nuclear power plant 2 Operating 1,250
Comanche Peak nuclear power plant 4 Cancelled 1,700

Other US-APWR units

2 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Comanche Peak nuclear power plant 4 United States Cancelled 1,700

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