System 80
The System 80 is a Generation II pressurised water reactor from Combustion Engineering. 3 units are operating and 0 are under construction, out of 3 on record.
Combustion Engineering's largest design, built only at Palo Verde in Arizona, the biggest nuclear station in the United States by output. System 80 matters far beyond its three units: Korea licensed it, developed it into the OPR-1000 and then the APR-1400, and exported that to the United Arab Emirates. Every Barakah unit is a descendant of this plant.
| Vendor | Combustion Engineering |
|---|---|
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
| Generation | II |
| Capacity range | 1300–1440 MWe gross |
| Also recorded as | CE80 2LP (DRYAMB)in the source tracker |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| United States | 3 units, 3 operating |
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How long it took to build
Years from construction start to grid connection, for units with both dates on record. The median across 3 finished units is 10.0 years.
| Unit | Country | Started | Connected | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Verde nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 1976 | 1985 | 9.0 |
| Palo Verde nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 1976 | 1986 | 10.0 |
| Palo Verde nuclear power plant 3 | United States | 1976 | 1987 | 11.5 |
All System 80 units
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Verde nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 1,414 | 1986 | |
| Palo Verde nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 1,414 | 1986 | |
| Palo Verde nuclear power plant 3 | United States | 1,414 | 1988 |
Sources
- System 80, vendor documentation
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
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