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New England nuclear power plant 2

Cancelled United States
Gross capacity
1,150MW

New England nuclear power plant 2 is a pressurised water reactor unit at New England nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,150 MW gross. It is cancelled.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,150MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteNew England nuclear power plant
Unit2
CountryUnited States
OwnerNew England Power Co100%
Coordinates 41.3742, -71.6547
Cancelled1979
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.

Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Other units at New England nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
New England nuclear power plant 1 Cancelled 1,150

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