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Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 2

Cancelled United States
Gross capacity
1,250MW

Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 2 is a boiling water reactor unit at Grand Gulf nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,250 MW gross. It is cancelled. Construction started 4 May 1974.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-6 (Mark 3)
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,250MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteGrand Gulf nuclear power plant
Unit2
CountryUnited States
OwnerEntergy Corp100%
Coordinates 32.0081, -91.0478
Cancelled1990
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 4 May 1974Construction start

Other units at Grand Gulf nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 1 Operating 1,500
Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 3 Cancelled 1,520

Other BWR-6 (Mark 3) units

6 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Clinton nuclear power plant 1 United States Operating 1,098
Cofrentes nuclear power plant Spain Operating 1,102
Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 1 United States Operating 1,500
Perry nuclear power plant 1 United States Operating 1,303
River Bend nuclear power plant 1 United States Operating 1,016

Sources