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Piqua nuclear power plant

Retired United States
Gross capacity
12MW

Piqua nuclear power plant is a nuclear unit at Piqua nuclear power plant in United States rated at 12 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 1 Nov 1963.

Specification
Reactor type not disclosed
ModelOCM (Organically Cooled and Moderated Reactor)
Size classnot disclosed
Coolantnot disclosed
Moderatornot disclosed
Gross capacity12MW
Net capacity (reference)12MW
Net capacity (design)11MW
Thermal output46MWt
Typical enrichmentnot disclosed
Ownership & location
SitePiqua nuclear power plant
Unitnot stated
CountryUnited States
OwnerUS Atomic Energy Commission100%
OperatorCity Of Piqua Government
Coordinates 40.1319, -84.2348
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
not established for this unit's type
Enrichment
not established
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
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Jan 1960Construction start
  2. 1 Jan 1961First criticality
  3. 1 Jul 1963Grid connection
  4. 1 Nov 1963Commercial operation
  5. 1 Jan 1966Permanent shutdown

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