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Peach Bottom nuclear power plant 1

Retired United States
Gross capacity
42MW

Peach Bottom nuclear power plant 1 is a high-temperature gas reactor unit at Peach Bottom nuclear power plant in United States rated at 42 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 1 Jun 1967.

Specification
Reactor type High-temperature gas reactor (HTGR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantHelium
ModeratorGraphite
Gross capacity42MW
Net capacity (reference)40MW
Net capacity (design)40MW
Thermal output115MWt
Typical enrichment8–20% U-235, frequently HALEU
Ownership & location
SitePeach Bottom nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryUnited States
OwnerExelon Generation Co LLC100%
OperatorExelon Generation
Coordinates 39.7589, -76.2687
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
TRISO-coated particle fuel in pebbles or compacts
Enrichment
8–20% U-235, frequently HALEU HALEU dependency
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.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano

This design needs HALEU — enrichment above 5%. Western production is currently measured in hundreds of kilograms a year.

Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 1 Feb 1962Construction start
  2. 3 Mar 1966First criticality
  3. 27 Jan 1967Grid connection
  4. 1 Jun 1967Commercial operation
  5. 1 Nov 1974Permanent shutdown

Other units at Peach Bottom nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Peach Bottom nuclear power plant 2 Operating 1,412
Peach Bottom nuclear power plant 3 Operating 1,412

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