Palisades nuclear power plant Unit 1 Repower
Under construction United States
Gross capacity
800MW
Palisades nuclear power plant Unit 1 Repower is a pressurised water reactor unit at Palisades nuclear power plant in United States rated at 800 MW gross. It is under construction. Commercial operation began 1 Jan 2026.
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CE (2-loop) DRYAMB |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 800MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| NSSS vendor | Combustion Engineeringall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Palisades nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | Unit 1 Repower |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Holtec International100% |
| Coordinates | 42.3230, -86.3146 |
Live status
NRC daily report, unit key "Palisades"
Power level
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Last 90 days
Updated daily from the US reactor status feed. The NRC publishes a power
percentage only, with no reason for a reduction, so a unit at 0% may be refuelling, in a planned
outage or tripped. See outages.
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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
- 1 Jan 2026Commercial operation
Other units at Palisades nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Palisades nuclear power plant 1 | Retired | 850 |
| Palisades nuclear power plant 2 | Pre-construction | 300 |
| Palisades nuclear power plant 3 | Pre-construction | 300 |
Other CE (2-loop) DRYAMB units
3 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Onofre nuclear power plant 2 | United States | Retired | 1,127 |
| San Onofre nuclear power plant 3 | United States | Retired | 1,127 |
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 2026-06-27
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data