Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant

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Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Weld County, Colorado, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant

Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Operator
Retired	1979	1989	342 MW	High temperature gas reactor	Public Service Company of Colorado

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant

Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation	Retirement date
September 1, 1968	January 31, 1974	December 11, 1976	July 1, 1979	August 29, 1989

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant

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Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
330 MW	330 MW	842 MWt

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Weld County, Colorado, United States	40.2453, -104.8742 (exact)

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