Blue Castle nuclear power plant

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Blue Castle nuclear power plant is an announced nuclear power plant in Emery County, Utah, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Blue Castle nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner
Original 1 Cancelled[1] 2019[1] 1250 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] AP-1000[2] Blue Castle Holdings [100%][3]
Original 2 Cancelled[1] 2019[1] 1250 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] AP-1000[2] Blue Castle Holdings [100%][3]
SMR-1 Announced[4] – 300 MW[4] Small modular reactor[4] SMR-300[4] –
SMR-2 Announced[4] – 300 MW[4] Small modular reactor[4] SMR-300[4] –
SMR-3 Announced[4] – 300 MW[4] Small modular reactor[4] SMR-300[4] –
SMR-4 Announced[4] – 300 MW[4] Small modular reactor[4] SMR-300[4] –

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Blue Castle nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Original 1 Emery County, Utah, United States[5] 39.0141, -110.24101 (exact)
Original 2 Emery County, Utah, United States[5] 39.0141, -110.24101 (exact)
SMR-1 Emery County, Utah, United States[5] 39.0141, -110.24101 (exact)
SMR-2 Emery County, Utah, United States[5] 39.0141, -110.24101 (exact)
SMR-3 Emery County, Utah, United States[5] 39.0141, -110.24101 (exact)
SMR-4 Emery County, Utah, United States[5] 39.0141, -110.24101 (exact)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230711085229/https://bluecastleproject.com/news.php. Archived from the original on 2023-07-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170330/https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-t-z/usa-nuclear-power.aspx. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230711083734/http://www.neimagazine.com/features/featurea-new-kind-of-nuclear-new-build. Archived from the original on 2023-07-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 https://www.ans.org/news/article-8082/blue-castle-project-to-be-revived-as-smr-facility/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220901182058/https://collections.lib.utah.edu/pdfjs-2.14.305/web/viewer.html?file=/dl_files/0c/9b/0c9b2094715e3ff2fc4766f2fc6eaccc022c399a.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)