Clinton nuclear power plant 1
United States · Data-centre PPA
Gross capacity
1,098MW
Clinton nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Clinton nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,098 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 24 Nov 1987.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-6BWR-6 (Mark 3) in the source |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,098MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 1,062MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 950MW |
| Thermal output | 3,473MWt |
| NSSS vendor | GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Clinton nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Exelon Corp100% |
| Operator | Exelon Generation |
| Coordinates | 40.1719, -88.8339 |
Live status
NRC daily report, unit key "Clinton"
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
- 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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Oct 1975Construction start
- 27 Feb 1987First criticality
- 24 Apr 1987Grid connection
- 24 Nov 1987Commercial operation
Other units at Clinton nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton nuclear power plant 2 | Cancelled | 950 |
Other BWR-6 (Mark 3) units
6 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cofrentes nuclear power plant | Spain | 1,102 | |
| Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 1,500 | |
| Perry nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 1,303 | |
| River Bend nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 1,016 | |
| Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 2 | United States | Cancelled | 1,250 |
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
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data