Waterford nuclear power plant 3
Gross capacity
1,250MW
Waterford nuclear power plant 3 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Waterford nuclear power plant in United States rated at 1,250 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 24 Sep 1985.
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | Combustion Engineering 2-loopCE 2LP (DRYAMB) in the source |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,250MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 1,168MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 1,104MW |
| Thermal output | 3,716MWt |
| NSSS vendor | Combustion Engineeringall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Waterford nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Entergy Louisiana Inc100% |
| Operator | Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Coordinates | 29.9953, -90.4716 |
Live status
NRC daily report, unit key "Waterford 3"
Power level
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Last 90 days
Updated daily from the US reactor status feed. The NRC publishes a power
percentage only, with no reason for a reduction, so a unit at 0% may be refuelling, in a planned
outage or tripped. See outages.
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR 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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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
- 14 Nov 1974Construction start
- 4 Mar 1985First criticality
- 18 Mar 1985Grid connection
- 24 Sep 1985Commercial operation
Other CE 2LP (DRYAMB) units
8 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Nuclear One nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 1,065 | |
| Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 918 | |
| Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 911 | |
| Millstone nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 918 | |
| St. Lucie nuclear power plant 1 | United States | 1,045 | |
| St. Lucie nuclear power plant 2 | United States | 1,050 | |
| Palisades nuclear power plant 1 | United States | Retired | 850 |
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
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data