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) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-6BWR-6 (Mark 3) in the source |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,250MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| NSSS vendor | GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Grand Gulf nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Entergy Corp100% |
| Coordinates | 32.0081, -91.0478 |
| Cancelled | 1990 |
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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
- 4 May 1974Construction start
Other units at Grand Gulf nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 1 | 1,500 | |
| Grand Gulf nuclear power plant 3 | Cancelled | 1,520 |
Other BWR-6 (Mark 3) units
6 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 1,098 | |
| 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 |
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 2024-05-28
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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