Skip to content
nuclear•chain

Limerick nuclear power plant 2

Operating United States
Gross capacity
1,194MW

Limerick nuclear power plant 2 is a boiling water reactor unit at Limerick nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,194 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 8 Jan 1990.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-4 (Mark 2)
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,194MW
Net capacity (reference)1,134MW
Net capacity (design)1,055MW
Thermal output3,515MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteLimerick nuclear power plant
Unit2
CountryUnited States
OwnerExelon Corp100%
OperatorExelon Generation
Coordinates 40.2243, -75.5874
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 19 Jun 1974Construction start
  2. 12 Aug 1989First criticality
  3. 1 Sep 1989Grid connection
  4. 8 Jan 1990Commercial operation

Other units at Limerick nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Limerick nuclear power plant 1 Operating 1,194

Other BWR-4 (Mark 2) units

5 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Limerick nuclear power plant 1 United States Operating 1,194
Susquehanna nuclear power plant 1 United States Operating 1,330
Susquehanna nuclear power plant 2 United States Operating 1,330
Caorso nuclear power plant Italy Retired 882

Sources