Oyster Creek nuclear power plant 1
Retired United States
Gross capacity
652MW
Oyster Creek nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in United States rated at 652 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 1 Dec 1969.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-2 (Mark 1) |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 652MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 619MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 650MW |
| Thermal output | 1,930MWt |
| NSSS vendor | GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Oyster Creek nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Exelon Corp100% |
| Operator | Exelon Generation |
| Coordinates | 39.8144, -74.2058 |
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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
- 15 Dec 1964Construction start
- 3 May 1969First criticality
- 23 Sep 1969Grid connection
- 1 Dec 1969Commercial operation
- 17 Sep 2018Permanent shutdown
Other units at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Oyster Creek nuclear power plant SMR 1 | Announced | 300 |
| Oyster Creek nuclear power plant SMR 2 | Announced | 300 |
| Oyster Creek nuclear power plant SMR 3 | Announced | 300 |
| Oyster Creek nuclear power plant SMR 4 | Announced | 300 |
Other BWR-2 (Mark 1) units
2 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 642 |
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 2024-05-29
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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