LaSalle nuclear power plant

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Other names: LaSalle Generating Station

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

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1984[1] 1207 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-5 (Mark 2)[1] Exelon Corp [100%][1] Exelon Generation[1]
2 Operating[2] 1984[2] 1207 MW[2] Boiling water reactor[2] BWR-5 (Mark 2)[2] Exelon Corp [100%][2] Exelon Generation[2]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 September 10, 1973[1] June 21, 1982[1] September 4, 1982[1] January 1, 1984[1]
2 September 10, 1973[2] March 10, 1984[2] April 20, 1984[2] October 19, 1984[2]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 1137 MW[1] 1078 MW[1] 3546 MWt[1]
2 1140 MW[2] 1078 MW[2] 3546 MWt[2]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 LaSalle County, Illinois, United States[3] 41.2455, -88.6691 (exact)
2 LaSalle County, Illinois, United States[3] 41.2455, -88.6691 (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 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222343/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=692. 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/20221126222338/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=693. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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)