Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant

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Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Weld County, Colorado, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant

Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Operator
Retired[1] 1979[1] 1989[1] 342 MW[1] High temperature gas reactor[1] Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo)[1]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant

Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
September 1, 1968[1] January 31, 1974[1] December 11, 1976[1] July 1, 1979[1] August 29, 1989[1]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant

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Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
330 MW[1] 330 MW[1] 842 MWt[1]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Fort St. Vrain nuclear power plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Weld County, Colorado, United States[2][3] 40.2453, -104.8742 (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 https://web.archive.org/web/20220531140105/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=623. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://goo.gl/maps/DPyWJLVoxFMP9qmq8. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220909022324/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_St._Vrain_Generating_Station. Archived from the original on 09 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)