Saxton nuclear power plant
Saxton nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in United States with 1 unit on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxton nuclear power plant | Retired | PWR | - | 3 | 1967 |
Saxton nuclear power plant in context
The one unit with both construction and grid dates on record took 7.2 years from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1960s is 5.0 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Peach Bottom nuclear power plant (176 km), Beaver Valley nuclear power plant (191 km) and Susquehanna nuclear power plant (201 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxton nuclear power plant | 1960 | 1967 | 7.2 | 5.0 (1960s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peach Bottom nuclear power plant | United States | 176 km | 2.8 |
| Beaver Valley nuclear power plant | United States | 191 km | 1.9 |
| Susquehanna nuclear power plant | United States | 201 km | 2.7 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
| Location | Liberty Township, Pennsylvania, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40.2260, -78.2417 |
| Elevation | about 245 mabove sea level |
| Setting | About 170 km from the sea |
| Region | Northern America |
| Units by status | Retired: 1 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | Saxton Nuclear Experimental Co |
|---|---|
| Operators | Saxton Nuclear Experimental Reactor |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data