Cascade SMR nuclear power plant

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Other names: Cascade Advanced Energy Facility, Richland SMR

Cascade SMR nuclear power plant is a nuclear power plant in pre-construction in Benton County, Washington, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Cascade SMR nuclear power plant


Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model
1	Pre-construction^[1]	2032 (planned)^[1]	80 MW^[2]	High temperature gas reactor^[2]	Xe-100^[2]
10	Announced^[2]	2035 (planned)^[1]	80 MW^[2]	High temperature gas reactor^[2]	Xe-100^[2]
11	Announced^[2]	2035 (planned)^[1]	80 MW^[2]	High temperature gas reactor^[2]	Xe-100^[2]
12	Announced^[2]	2035 (planned)^[1]	80 MW^[2]	High temperature gas reactor^[2]	Xe-100^[2]
2	Pre-construction^[1]	2032 (planned)^[1]	80 MW^[2]	High temperature gas reactor^[2]	Xe-100^[2]
3	Pre-construction^[1]	2032 (planned)^[1]	80 MW^[2]	High temperature gas reactor^[2]	Xe-100^[2]
4	Pre-construction^[1]	2032 (planned)^[1]	80 MW^[2]	High temperature gas reactor^[2]	Xe-100^[2]
5	Announced^[2]	2035 (planned)^[1]	80 MW^[2]	High temperature gas reactor^[2]	Xe-100^[2]
6	Announced^[2]	2035 (planned)^[1]	80 MW^[2]	High temperature gas reactor^[2]	Xe-100^[2]
7	Announced^[2]	2035 (planned)^[1]	80 MW^[2]	High temperature gas reactor^[2]	Xe-100^[2]
8	Announced^[2]	2035 (planned)^[1]	80 MW^[2]	High temperature gas reactor^[2]	Xe-100^[2]
9	Announced^[2]	2035 (planned)^[1]	80 MW^[2]	High temperature gas reactor^[2]	Xe-100^[2]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Cascade SMR nuclear power plant


Unit name	Commercial operation
1	2032^[1]
10	2035^[1]
11	2035^[1]
12	2035^[1]
2	2032^[1]
3	2032^[1]
4	2032^[1]
5	2035^[1]
6	2035^[1]
7	2035^[1]
8	2035^[1]
9	2035^[1]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Cascade SMR nuclear power plant

(Read more about nuclear capacity definitions.)


Unit name	Thermal capacity
1	200 MWt^[2]
10	200 MWt^[2]
11	200 MWt^[2]
12	200 MWt^[2]
2	200 MWt^[2]
3	200 MWt^[2]
4	200 MWt^[2]
5	200 MWt^[2]
6	200 MWt^[2]
7	200 MWt^[2]
8	200 MWt^[2]
9	200 MWt^[2]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Cascade SMR nuclear power plant


Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Benton County, Washington, United States^[3]	46.4569, -119.3287 (approximate)
10	Benton County, Washington, United States^[3]	46.4569, -119.3287 (approximate)
11	Benton County, Washington, United States^[3]	46.4569, -119.3287 (approximate)
12	Benton County, Washington, United States^[3]	46.4569, -119.3287 (approximate)
2	Benton County, Washington, United States^[3]	46.4569, -119.3287 (approximate)
3	Benton County, Washington, United States^[3]	46.4569, -119.3287 (approximate)
4	Benton County, Washington, United States^[3]	46.4569, -119.3287 (approximate)
5	Benton County, Washington, United States^[3]	46.4569, -119.3287 (approximate)
6	Benton County, Washington, United States^[3]	46.4569, -119.3287 (approximate)
7	Benton County, Washington, United States^[3]	46.4569, -119.3287 (approximate)
8	Benton County, Washington, United States^[3]	46.4569, -119.3287 (approximate)
9	Benton County, Washington, United States^[3]	46.4569, -119.3287 (approximate)

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Additional data

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