Amarillo nuclear power plant 2
Amarillo nuclear power plant 2 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Amarillo nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,710 MW gross. It is cancelled.
GNPT lists the model as ESBWR, a boiling water design, while typing the unit as a pressurised water reactor. The NRC's list of expected new plant applications shows Amarillo Power's design as the EPR, 2 units, near Amarillo, Texas. The EPR is a pressurised water reactor, so the type was right and the model was not. The capacity figure is left as GNPT gives it.
model_raw:
ESBWR → EPR
· U.S. NRC, Expected New Nuclear Power Plant Applications, updated 2 January 2008 (copy hosted by NIRS)
· verified 2026-10-22
GNPT lists the model as ESBWR, a boiling water design, while typing the unit as a pressurised water reactor. The NRC's list of expected new plant applications shows Amarillo Power's design as the EPR, 2 units, near Amarillo, Texas. The EPR is a pressurised water reactor, so the type was right and the model was not. The capacity figure is left as GNPT gives it.
model_line:
not set → epr
· U.S. NRC, Expected New Nuclear Power Plant Applications, updated 2 January 2008 (copy hosted by NIRS)
· verified 2026-10-22
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | EPR |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,710MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| NSSS vendor | Framatomeall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| Site | Amarillo nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Amarillo Power100% |
| Coordinates | 35.1455, -101.8211approximate |
| Cancelled | 2013 |
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR fuel assemblies
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Other units at Amarillo nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Amarillo nuclear power plant 1 | Cancelled | 1,710 |
Other EPR units
20 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flamanville nuclear power plant 3 | France | 1,650 | |
| Olkiluoto nuclear power plant 3 | Finland | 1,720 | |
| Amarillo nuclear power plant 1 | United States | Cancelled | 1,710 |
| Bell Bend nuclear power plant | United States | Cancelled | 1,600 |
| Callaway nuclear power plant 2A | United States | Cancelled | 1,600 |
| Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant 3 | United States | Cancelled | 1,600 |
| Idaho Energy Complex nuclear power plant | United States | Cancelled | 1,600 |
| Jaitapur nuclear power plant 1 | India | Announced | 1,730 |
| Jaitapur nuclear power plant 2 | India | Announced | 1,730 |
| Jaitapur nuclear power plant 3 | India | Announced | 1,730 |
| Jaitapur nuclear power plant 4 | India | Announced | 1,730 |
| Jaitapur nuclear power plant 5 | India | Announced | 1,730 |
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 2025-06-25
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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