Dresden nuclear power plant 1
Gross capacity
207MW
Dresden nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Dresden nuclear power plant in United States rated at 207 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 4 Jul 1960.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size | Small300 MWe or less |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 207MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 197MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 192MW |
| Thermal output | 700MWt |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Dresden nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Operator | Exelon Generation |
| Coordinates | 41.3901, -88.2701 |
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 1956Construction start
- 15 Oct 1959First criticality
- 15 Apr 1960Grid connection
- 4 Jul 1960Commercial operation
- 31 Oct 1978Permanent shutdown
Other units at Dresden nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Dresden nuclear power plant 2 | 950 | |
| Dresden nuclear power plant 3 | 935 |
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 2024-05-27
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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