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Yankee Rowe nuclear power plant

Retired United States
Gross capacity
180MW

Yankee Rowe nuclear power plant is a pressurised water reactor unit at Yankee Rowe nuclear power plant in United States rated at 180 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 1 Jul 1961.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity180MW
Net capacity (reference)167MW
Net capacity (design)175MW
Thermal output600MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteYankee Rowe nuclear power plant
Unitnot stated
CountryUnited States
OwnerYankee Atomic Electric Co100%
OperatorYankee Atomic Electric
Coordinates 42.7269, -72.9271
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Nov 1957Construction start
  2. 19 Aug 1960First criticality
  3. 10 Nov 1960Grid connection
  4. 1 Jul 1961Commercial operation
  5. 1 Oct 1991Permanent shutdown

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