Peach Bottom nuclear power plant

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Peach Bottom nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Peach Bottom Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1967[1] 1974[1] 42 MW[1] High temperature gas reactor[1] unknown Exelon Generation Co LLC [100%][1] Exelon Generation[1]
2 Operating[2] 1974[2] – 1412 MW[2] Boiling water reactor[2] BWR-4 (Mark 1)[2] PSEG Power Inc [50%]; Exelon Corp [50%][1][2] Exelon Generation[2]
3 Operating[3] 1974[3] – 1412 MW[3] Boiling water reactor[3] BWR-4 (Mark 1)[3] PSEG Power Inc; Exelon Corp [100%][3][3] Exelon Generation[3]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 February 1, 1962[1] March 3, 1966[1] January 27, 1967[1] June 1, 1967[1] November 1, 1974[1]
2 January 31, 1968[2] September 16, 1973[2] February 18, 1974[2] July 5, 1974[2] –
3 January 31, 1968[3] August 7, 1974[3] September 1, 1974[3] December 23, 1974[3] –

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 40 MW[1] 40 MW[1] 115 MWt[1]
2 1300 MW[2] 1065 MW[2] 3951 MWt[2]
3 1331 MW[3] 1065 MW[3] 3951 MWt[3]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Peach Bottom Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States[4] 39.7589, -76.2687 (exact)
2 Peach Bottom Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States[4] 39.7589, -76.2687 (exact)
3 Peach Bottom Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States[4] 39.7589, -76.2687 (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/20221126222528/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=603. 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=629. 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222436/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=630. 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)