Indian Point nuclear power plant

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Indian Point nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Westchester County, New York, United States.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1962[1] 1974[1] 277 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] unknown Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc [100%][1] Entergy Nuclear Operations[1]
2 Retired[2] 1974[2] 2020[2] 1067 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] WH 4LP (DRYAMB)[2] Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc [100%][2] Entergy Nuclear Operations[2]
3 Retired[3] 1976[3] 2021[3] 1085 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[3] WH 4LP (DRYAMB)[3] Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc [100%][3] Entergy Nuclear Operations[3]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 May 1, 1956[1] August 2, 1962[1] September 16, 1962[1] October 1, 1962[1] October 31, 1974[1]
2 October 14, 1966[2] May 22, 1973[2] June 26, 1973[2] August 1, 1974[2] April 30, 2020[2]
3 October 30, 1968[3] April 4, 1976[3] April 25, 1976[3] August 28, 1976[3] April 28, 2021[3]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 257 MW[1] 265 MW[1] 615 MWt[1]
2 998 MW[2] 873 MW[2] 3216 MWt[2]
3 1030 MW[3] 965 MW[3] 3216 MWt[3]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Westchester County, New York, United States[4] 41.2706, -73.9527 (exact)
2 Westchester County, New York, United States[4] 41.2706, -73.9527 (exact)
3 Westchester County, New York, United States[4] 41.2706, -73.9527 (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 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222523/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=643. 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 2.14 2.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222338/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=611. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222504/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=635. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)