Shoreham nuclear power plant
Retired United States
Gross capacity
849MW
Shoreham nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Shoreham nuclear power plant in United States rated at 849 MW gross. It is retired. Construction started 1 Nov 1972.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 849MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 820MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 809MW |
| Thermal output | 2,436MWt |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Shoreham nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | not stated |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Long Island Lighting Co100% |
| Operator | Long Island Power Authority |
| Coordinates | 40.9600, -72.8657 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- Framatome BWR fuel assemblies
- Global Nuclear Fuel BWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company BWR 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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Nov 1972Construction start
- 15 Feb 1985First criticality
- 1 Aug 1986Grid connection
- 1 Jan 1989Permanent shutdown
Other BWR units
2 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahl nuclear power plant | Germany | Retired | 16 |
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 2024-05-29
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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