San Onofre nuclear power plant

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San Onofre nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in San Diego County, California, United States.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1968[1] 1992[1] 456 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] unknown Southern California Edison Co [100%][1] Southern California Edison[1]
2 Retired[2] 1983[2] 2013[2] 1127 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] CE (2-loop) DRYAMB[2] Southern California Edison Co [100%][2] Southern California Edison[2]
3 Retired[3] 1984[3] 2013[3] 1127 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[3] CE (2-loop) DRYAMB[3] Southern California Edison Co [100%][3] Southern California Edison[3]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 May 1, 1964[1] June 14, 1967[1] July 16, 1967[1] January 1, 1968[1] November 30, 1992[1]
2 March 1, 1974[2] July 26, 1982[2] September 20, 1982[2] August 8, 1983[2] June 7, 2013[2]
3 March 1, 1974[3] August 29, 1983[3] September 25, 1983[3] April 1, 1984[3] June 7, 2013[3]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 436 MW[1] 436 MW[1] 1347 MWt[1]
2 1070 MW[2] 1070 MW[2] 3438 MWt[2]
3 1080 MW[3] 1070 MW[3] 3438 MWt[3]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 San Diego County, California, United States[4] 33.3689, -117.5548 (exact)
2 San Diego County, California, United States[5] 33.3692, -117.5553 (exact)
3 San Diego County, California, United States[6] 33.3686, -117.5543 (exact)

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References

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