Beaver Valley nuclear power plant 1
United States · Data-centre PPA
Gross capacity
959MW
Beaver Valley nuclear power plant 1 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Beaver Valley nuclear power plant in United States rated at 959 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 1 Oct 1976.
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | Westinghouse 3-loopWH 3LP (DRYSUB) in the source |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 959MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 908MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 835MW |
| Thermal output | 2,900MWt |
| NSSS vendor | Westinghouse Electric Companyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Beaver Valley nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | PPL Susquehanna LLC100% |
| Operator | First Energy Nuclear Operating |
| Coordinates | 40.6219, -80.4336 |
Live status
NRC daily report, unit key "Beaver Valley 1"
Power level
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Last 90 days
Updated daily from the US reactor status feed. The NRC publishes a power
percentage only, with no reason for a reduction, so a unit at 0% may be refuelling, in a planned
outage or tripped. See outages.
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- 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
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.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Timeline
- 26 Jun 1970Construction start
- 10 May 1976First criticality
- 14 Jun 1976Grid connection
- 1 Oct 1976Commercial operation
Other units at Beaver Valley nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver Valley nuclear power plant 2 | 958 |
Other WH 3LP (DRYSUB) units
6 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Valley nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 958 | |
| North Anna nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 990 | |
| North Anna nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 1,011 | |
| Surry nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 890 | |
| Surry nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 890 |
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 2026-07-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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