Oyster Creek nuclear power plant

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Oyster Creek nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.

Project Details

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

Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
Retired[1] 1969[1] 2018[1] 652 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-2 (Mark 1)[1] Exelon [100%][1] Exelon Generation CO LLC[1]

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

Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
December 15, 1964[1] May 3, 1969[1] September 23, 1969[1] December 1, 1969[1] September 17, 2018[1]

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

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Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
619 MW[1] 650 MW[1] 1930 MWt[1]

Location

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

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ocean County, New Jersey, United States[2] 39.8144, -74.2058 (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 1.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222503/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=606. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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