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Quad Cities nuclear power plant 1

Operating United States
Gross capacity
940MW

Quad Cities nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Quad Cities nuclear power plant in United States rated at 940 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 18 Feb 1973.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-3 (Mark 1)
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity940MW
Net capacity (reference)908MW
Net capacity (design)789MW
Thermal output2,957MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteQuad Cities nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryUnited States
OwnerExelon Corp75%
MidAmerican Energy Co25%
OperatorExelon Generation
Coordinates 41.7261, -90.3103
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
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
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 15 Feb 1967Construction start
  2. 18 Oct 1971First criticality
  3. 12 Apr 1972Grid connection
  4. 18 Feb 1973Commercial operation

Other units at Quad Cities nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Quad Cities nuclear power plant 2 Operating 940

Other BWR-3 (Mark 1) units

6 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Dresden nuclear power plant 2 United States Operating 950
Dresden nuclear power plant 3 United States Operating 935
Monticello nuclear power plant United States Operating 691
Quad Cities nuclear power plant 2 United States Operating 940
Pilgrim nuclear power plant 1 United States Retired 711

Sources