Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 3
Cancelled United States
Gross capacity
1,600MW
Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 3 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,600 MW gross. It is cancelled.
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,600MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Niagara Mohawk Power Co100% |
| Coordinates | 43.5205, -76.4068 |
| Cancelled | 2013 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR 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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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.
Other units at Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 1 | 642 | |
| Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 2 | 1,320 | |
| Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant SMR | Announced | 300 |
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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