Quad Cities nuclear power plant

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Quad Cities nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.

Project Details

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

Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
1	Operating	1973	940 MW	Boiling water reactor	BWR-3 (Mark 1)	MidAmerican Energy Co [25%]; Exelon Corp [75%]	Exelon Generation
2	Operating	1973	940 MW	Boiling water reactor	BWR-3 (Mark 1)	MidAmerican Energy Co [25%]; Exelon Corp [75%]	Exelon Generation

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

Unit name	Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation
1	February 15, 1967	October 18, 1971	April 12, 1972	February 18, 1973
2	February 15, 1967	April 26, 1972	May 23, 1972	March 10, 1973

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

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Unit name	Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
1	908 MW	789 MW	2957 MWt
2	911 MW	789 MW	2957 MWt

Location

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

Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Rock Island County, Illinois, United States	41.7261, -90.3103 (exact)
2	Rock Island County, Illinois, United States	41.7261, -90.3103 (exact)

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