Big Rock Point nuclear power plant

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Big Rock Point nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Big Rock Point nuclear power plant

Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Owner Operator
Retired[1] 1963[1] 1997[1] 71 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] Consumers Power CO [100%][1] Consumers Power CO[1]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Big Rock Point nuclear power plant

Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
May 1, 1960[1] September 27, 1962[1] December 8, 1962[1] March 29, 1963[1] August 29, 1997[1]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Big Rock Point nuclear power plant

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Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
67 MW[1] 72 MW[1] 240 MWt[1]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Big Rock Point nuclear power plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States[2][3] 45.3576, -85.2002 (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 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222427/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=601. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220414013707/https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=97483. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220707125715/https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/decommissioning/power-reactor/big-rock-point.html. Archived from the original on 07 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)