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Amarillo nuclear power plant 1

Cancelled United States
Gross capacity
1,710MW

Amarillo nuclear power plant 1 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Amarillo nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,710 MW gross. It is cancelled.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
ModelESBWR
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,710MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteAmarillo nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryUnited States
OwnerAmarillo Power100%
Coordinates 35.1455, -101.8211approximate
Cancelled2013
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Amarillo nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Amarillo nuclear power plant 2 Cancelled 1,710

Other ESBWR units

5 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Amarillo nuclear power plant 2 United States Cancelled 1,710
Fermi nuclear power plant 3 United States Cancelled 1,600
Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 3 United States Cancelled 1,520
North Anna nuclear power plant 3 United States Cancelled 1,500

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