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Washington Nuclear Project nuclear power plant 1

Cancelled United States
Gross capacity
1,266MW

Washington Nuclear Project nuclear power plant 1 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Washington Nuclear Project nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,266 MW gross. It is cancelled. Construction started 1 Jan 1975.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,266MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteWashington Nuclear Project nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryUnited States
OwnerWashington Public Power Supply System100%
Coordinates 46.4668, -119.3152
Cancelled1995
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 1 Jan 1975Construction start

Other units at Washington Nuclear Project nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Washington Nuclear Project nuclear power plant 4 Cancelled 1,218

Sources