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Point Lepreau nuclear power plant SMR 1

Pre-construction Canada Small modular
Gross capacity
100MW

Point Lepreau nuclear power plant SMR 1 is a small modular reactor unit at Point Lepreau nuclear power plant in Canada rated at 100 MW gross. It is pre-construction. Commercial operation began 1 Jan 2029.

Specification
Reactor type small modular reactor
ModelARC-100
Size classSmall modular
Coolantnot disclosed
Moderatornot disclosed
Gross capacity100MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichmentnot disclosed
Ownership & location
SitePoint Lepreau nuclear power plant
UnitSMR 1
CountryCanada
OwnerNB Power100%
Coordinates 45.0686, -66.4543
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 2029Commercial operation

Other units at Point Lepreau nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Point Lepreau nuclear power plant 1 Operating 705
Point Lepreau nuclear power plant 2 Cancelled 1,100
Point Lepreau nuclear power plant SMR 2 Announced 300

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