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Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 3

Cancelled United States
Gross capacity
1,600MW

Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 3 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,600 MW gross. It is cancelled.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,600MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteNine Mile Point nuclear power plant
Unit3
CountryUnited States
OwnerNiagara Mohawk Power Co100%
Coordinates 43.5205, -76.4068
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 1 Operating 642
Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 2 Operating 1,320
Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant SMR Announced 300

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