Fermi nuclear power plant

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Other names: Enrico Fermi

Fermi nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Monroe County, Michigan, United States.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1966[1] 1972[1] – 65 MW[1] Fast breeder reactor[1] Liquid Metal FBR[1] Power Reactor Development Company (PRDC) (Consortium Of 34 Public Utilities) [100%][1] Detroit Edison[1]
2 Operating[2] 1988[2] – – 1198 MW[2] Boiling water reactor[2] BWR-4 (Mark 1)[2] DTE Electric Co [100%][2] Detroit Edison[2]
3 Cancelled[3] – – 2019[4] 1600 MW[4] Boiling water reactor[5] ESBWR[4] DTE Electric Co [100%][4] Detroit Edison[4]
3A Cancelled[6] – – 1974[6] 1171 MW[6] Unknown unknown DTE Electric Co [100%][6] –

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 August 8, 1956[1] August 23, 1963[1] August 5, 1966[1] August 7, 1966[1] November 29, 1972[1]
2 September 26, 1972[2] June 21, 1985[2] September 21, 1986[2] January 23, 1988[2] –

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 61 MW[1] 60 MW[1] 200 MWt[1]
2 1115 MW[2] 1093 MW[2] 3486 MWt[2]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Monroe County, Michigan, United States[7] 41.96031, -83.2577 (exact)
2 Monroe County, Michigan, United States[8] 41.96278, -83.2575 (exact)
3 Monroe County, Michigan, United States[9] 41.96082, -83.2648 (exact)
3A Monroe County, Michigan, United States[10] 41.96082, -83.2648 (exact)

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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 1.14 1.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222339/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=602. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222505/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=674. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240528182330/https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/large-lwr/col-holder/ferm3.html. Archived from the original on 2024-05-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 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)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220606114639/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Simplified_Boiling_Water_Reactor. Archived from the original on 2022-06-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20091009033233/http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/ftproot/nuclear/043697.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.960556&mlon=-83.257778&zoom=15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Enrico+Fermi+II+NPP/@41.962778,-83.2575,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x883b6b56c104933d:0xe2aba25d37e611d0!8m2!3d41.9629523!4d-83.2577946?hl=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220218074102/https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1011/ML101110278.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180727044852/https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5433250. Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)