Clinton nuclear power plant

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Clinton nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1987[1] 1098 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-6 (Mark 3)[1] Exelon[1] Exelon Generation CO LLC[1]
2 Cancelled[2] 1983[2] 950 MW[2] Unknown unknown Illinois Power CO[2]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 October 1, 1975[1] February 27, 1987[1] April 24, 1987[1] November 24, 1987[1]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 1062 MW[1] 950 MW[1] 3473 MWt[1]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 DeWitt County, Illinois, United States[3] 40.1719, -88.8339 (exact)[3]
2 DeWitt County, Illinois, United States[3] 40.1719, -88.8339 (exact)[4]

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=742. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20091009033233/http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/ftproot/nuclear/043697.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Global Power Plant Database - Data". World Resources Institute. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  4. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5433250/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)