Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant

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Other names: Nine Mile Point Clean Energy Center

Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Oswego County, New York, United States.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1969[1] – 642 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-2 (Mark 1)[1] Exelon Nuclear; Electricité De France (EDF) [100%][1] Exelon Generation[1]
2 Operating[2] 1988[2] – 1320 MW[2] Boiling water reactor[2] BWR-5 (Mark 2)[2] Exelon Nuclear; Electricité De France (EDF) [100%][2] Exelon Generation[2]
3 Cancelled[3][4] – 2013[3] 1600 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[3] unknown Niagara Mohawk Power Co [100%][5] –
SMR Announced[6] – – 300 MW[7][8] Small modular reactor[7] unknown Constellation Energy Corp [100%][8] –

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 April 12, 1965[1] September 5, 1969[1] November 9, 1969[1] December 1, 1969[1]
2 August 1, 1975[2] May 23, 1987[2] August 8, 1987[2] March 11, 1988[2]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 613 MW[1] 620 MW[1] 1850 MWt[1]
2 1277 MW[2] 1100 MW[2] 3988 MWt[2]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Oswego County, New York, United States[9] 43.5205, -76.4068 (exact)
2 Oswego County, New York, United States[9] 43.5205, -76.4068 (exact)
3 Oswego County, New York, United States[9] 43.5205, -76.4068 (exact)
SMR Oswego County, New York, United States[9] 43.5205, -76.4068 (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/20221126222504/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=607. 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=711. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221128084347/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_canceled_nuclear_reactors_in_the_United_States. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240529170156/https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/large-lwr/col/nine-mile-point.html. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20091009033233/http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/ftproot/nuclear/043697.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.constellationenergy.com/newsroom/2025/new-york-joins-constellation-in-pursuit-of-energy-department-funding-for-advanced-nuclear-reactor.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.syracuse.com/business/2025/01/ny-nuclear-plant-owner-looks-to-build-small-new-reactor-gov-kathy-hochul-says.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.powermag.com/constellation-seeking-permit-for-small-modular-reactor-at-nine-mile-point/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://goo.gl/maps/USTCEaiSXZv1Zwg6A. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)