Vallecitos nuclear power plant

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Other names: GE Vallecitos

Vallecitos nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Alameda County, California, United States.

Project Details

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

Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Owner	Operator
Retired	1957	1963	24 MW	Boiling water reactor	General Electric; Pacific Gas And Electric Co [100%]	General Electric

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

Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation	Retirement date
January 1, 1956	August 3, 1957	October 19, 1957	October 19, 1957	December 9, 1963

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

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Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
24 MW	24 MW	50 MWt

Location

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

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Alameda County, California, United States	37.61101, -121.8368 (exact)

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