Three Mile Island nuclear power plant

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Other names: Crane Clean Energy Center

Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is a nuclear power plant in pre-construction in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Three Mile Island nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1974[1] 2019[1] 880 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] B&W LLP (DRYAMB)[1] Exelon Corp [100%][1] Exelon Generation[1]
2 Retired[2] 1978[2] 1979[2] 959 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] unknown General Public Utilities[2]
Unit 1 Repower Pre-construction[3] 2028 (planned)[3] 880 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] B&W LLP (DRYAMB)[1] Constellation Energy Corp [100%][3]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Three Mile Island nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 May 18, 1968[1] June 5, 1974[1] June 19, 1974[1] September 2, 1974[1] September 20, 2019[1]
2 November 1, 1969[2] March 27, 1978[2] April 21, 1978[2] December 30, 1978[2] March 28, 1979[2]
Unit 1 Repower 2028[3]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Three Mile Island nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 819 MW[1] 819 MW[1] 2568 MWt[1]
2 880 MW[2] 906 MW[2] 2772 MWt[2]
Unit 1 Repower 819 MW[1] 819 MW[1] 2568 MWt[1]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Three Mile Island nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States[4] 40.1539, -76.7248 (exact)
2 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States[4] 40.1539, -76.7248 (exact)
Unit 1 Repower Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States[4] 40.1539, -76.7248 (exact)

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References

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