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Palo Verde nuclear power plant 5

Cancelled United States
Gross capacity
1,270MW

Palo Verde nuclear power plant 5 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Palo Verde nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,270 MW gross. It is cancelled.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,270MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SitePalo Verde nuclear power plant
Unit5
CountryUnited States
OwnerArizona Public Service Co100%
Coordinates 33.3881, -112.8617
Cancelled1979
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Palo Verde nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Palo Verde nuclear power plant 1 Operating 1,414
Palo Verde nuclear power plant 2 Operating 1,414
Palo Verde nuclear power plant 3 Operating 1,414
Palo Verde nuclear power plant 4 Cancelled 1,270

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