Vidal nuclear power plant 1
Cancelled United States
Gross capacity
770MW
Vidal nuclear power plant 1 is a high-temperature gas reactor unit at Vidal nuclear power plant in United States rated at 770 MW gross. It is cancelled.
Specification
| Reactor type | High-temperature gas reactor (HTGR) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size class | Large |
| Coolant | Helium |
| Moderator | Graphite |
| Gross capacity | 770MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| Typical enrichment | 8–20% U-235, frequently HALEU |
Ownership & location
| Site | Vidal nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Southern California Edison Co100% |
| Coordinates | 34.1181, -114.5095approximate |
| Cancelled | 1974 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
TRISO-coated particle fuel in pebbles or compacts
Enrichment
8–20% U-235, frequently HALEU HALEU dependency
Who makes this assembly
- BWX Technologies TRISO particle fuel
- X-energy TRISO particle fuel, HALEU enrichment
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.
This design needs HALEU — enrichment above 5%. Western production is currently measured in hundreds of kilograms a year.
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Vidal nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Vidal nuclear power plant 2 | Cancelled | 770 |
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