Big Rock Point nuclear power plant

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Big Rock Point nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Big Rock Point nuclear power plant

Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Owner	Operator
Retired	1963	1997	71 MW	Boiling water reactor	Consumers Power Co [100%]	Consumers Power

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Big Rock Point nuclear power plant

Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation	Retirement date
May 1, 1960	September 27, 1962	December 8, 1962	March 29, 1963	August 29, 1997

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Big Rock Point nuclear power plant

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Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
67 MW	72 MW	240 MWt

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Big Rock Point nuclear power plant

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States	45.3576, -85.2002 (exact)

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