Laguna Verde nuclear power plant 1
Gross capacity
805MW
Laguna Verde nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Laguna Verde nuclear power plant in Mexico rated at 805 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 28 Jul 1990.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-5 |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 805MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 777MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 780MW |
| Thermal output | 2,317MWt |
| NSSS vendor | GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Laguna Verde nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Owner | Comision Federal De Electricidad100% |
| Operator | Comision Federal De Electricidad |
| Coordinates | 19.7208, -96.4064 |
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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
- 30 Sep 1976Construction start
- 7 Nov 1988First criticality
- 12 Apr 1989Grid connection
- 28 Jul 1990Commercial operation
Other units at Laguna Verde nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Verde nuclear power plant 2 | 803 | |
| Laguna Verde nuclear power plant 3 | Cancelled | 1,400 |
| Laguna Verde nuclear power plant 4 | Cancelled | 1,400 |
Other BWR-5 units
20 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna Verde nuclear power plant 2 | Mexico | 803 | |
| Onagawa nuclear power plant 2 | Japan | 825 | |
| Shimane nuclear power plant 2 | Japan | 820 | |
| Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 6 | Japan | Retired | 1,100 |
| Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant 1 | Japan | Retired | 1,100 |
| Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant 2 | Japan | Retired | 1,100 |
| Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant 3 | Japan | Retired | 1,100 |
| Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant 4 | Japan | Retired | 1,100 |
| Hamaoka nuclear power plant 3 | Japan | Mothballed | 1,100 |
| Hamaoka nuclear power plant 4 | Japan | Mothballed | 1,137 |
| Higashidori (Tohoku) nuclear power plant 1 | Japan | Mothballed | 1,100 |
| Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant 1 | Japan | Mothballed | 1,100 |
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 2024-05-21
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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