Somerset nuclear power plant 1
Cancelled United States
Gross capacity
1,200MW
Somerset nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Somerset nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,200 MW gross. It is cancelled.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size class | Large |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,200MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Somerset nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG)100% |
| Coordinates | 43.3579, -78.6039 |
| Cancelled | 1975 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- Framatome BWR fuel assemblies
- Global Nuclear Fuel BWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company BWR fuel assemblies
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.
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Somerset nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset nuclear power plant 2 | Cancelled | 1,200 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release — CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-29
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) — CC BY-SA 4.0 — linked, not quoted