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Oyster Creek nuclear power plant 1

Retired United States
Gross capacity
652MW

Oyster Creek nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in United States rated at 652 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 1 Dec 1969.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-2 (Mark 1)
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity652MW
Net capacity (reference)619MW
Net capacity (design)650MW
Thermal output1,930MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteOyster Creek nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryUnited States
OwnerExelon Corp100%
OperatorExelon Generation
Coordinates 39.8144, -74.2058
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 15 Dec 1964Construction start
  2. 3 May 1969First criticality
  3. 23 Sep 1969Grid connection
  4. 1 Dec 1969Commercial operation
  5. 17 Sep 2018Permanent shutdown

Other units at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Oyster Creek nuclear power plant SMR 1 Announced 300
Oyster Creek nuclear power plant SMR 2 Announced 300
Oyster Creek nuclear power plant SMR 3 Announced 300
Oyster Creek nuclear power plant SMR 4 Announced 300

Other BWR-2 (Mark 1) units

2 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 1 United States Operating 642

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