Palisades nuclear power plant 1
Retired United States
Gross capacity
850MW
Palisades nuclear power plant 1 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Palisades nuclear power plant in United States rated at 850 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 1 Jan 1971.
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | Combustion Engineering 2-loopCE 2LP (DRYAMB) in the source |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 850MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 805MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 805MW |
| Thermal output | 2,565MWt |
| NSSS vendor | Combustion Engineeringall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Palisades nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc100% |
| Operator | Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Coordinates | 42.3230, -86.3146 |
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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.
Timeline
- 12 Mar 1967Construction start
- 22 May 1971First criticality
- 29 Dec 1971Grid connection
- 1 Jan 1971Commercial operation
- 1 May 2022Permanent shutdown
Other units at Palisades nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Palisades nuclear power plant 2 | Pre-construction | 300 |
| Palisades nuclear power plant 3 | Pre-construction | 300 |
| Palisades nuclear power plant Unit 1 Repower | Under construction | 800 |
Other CE 2LP (DRYAMB) units
8 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Nuclear One nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 1,065 | |
| Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 918 | |
| Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 911 | |
| Millstone nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 918 | |
| St. Lucie nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 1,045 | |
| St. Lucie nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 1,050 | |
| Waterford nuclear power plant 3 | United States | 1,250 |
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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