Big Rock Point nuclear power plant
Gross capacity
71MW
Big Rock Point nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Big Rock Point nuclear power plant in United States rated at 71 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 29 Mar 1963.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size | Small300 MWe or less |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 71MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 67MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 72MW |
| Thermal output | 240MWt |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Big Rock Point nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | not stated |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Consumers Power Co100% |
| Operator | Consumers Power |
| Coordinates | 45.3576, -85.2002 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- Framatome BWR fuel assemblies
- Global Nuclear Fuel BWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company BWR 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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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
- 1 May 1960Construction start
- 27 Sep 1962First criticality
- 8 Dec 1962Grid connection
- 29 Mar 1963Commercial operation
- 29 Aug 1997Permanent shutdown
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 2024-05-24
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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