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Bellefonte nuclear power plant 1

Cancelled United States
Gross capacity
1,256MW

Bellefonte nuclear power plant 1 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Bellefonte nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,256 MW gross. It is cancelled. Construction started 1 Jan 1974.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
ModelB&W-205
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,256MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteBellefonte nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryUnited States
OwnerTennessee Valley Authority100%
OperatorTennessee Valley Authority
Coordinates 34.7092, -85.9277
Cancelled2021
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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.

Timeline

  1. 1 Jan 1974Construction start

Other units at Bellefonte nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Bellefonte nuclear power plant 2 Cancelled 1,256
Bellefonte nuclear power plant 3 Cancelled 1,117
Bellefonte nuclear power plant 4 Cancelled 1,117

Other B&W-205 units

2 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Bellefonte nuclear power plant 2 United States Cancelled 1,256

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