Shippingport Atomic Power Station
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Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the first full-scale commercial nuclear power plant in the United States and a landmark project that launched the nation’s civilian nuclear energy program.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial nuclear power plant
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nuclear power plant ⓘ pressurized water reactor ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| breedingRatio | greater than 1 (for LWBR core) ⓘ |
| builder | Duquesne Light Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToGridDate | 1957-12-18 ⓘ |
| connectedToUtilityGridOf | Duquesne Light Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1954-09-09 ⓘ |
| coolingSource | Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreDesign | seed-and-blanket core ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decommissioningEndDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| decommissioningStartDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Westinghouse Electric Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electricalCapacity_MWe | 60 ⓘ |
| firstCriticalityDate | 1957-12-02 ⓘ |
| fuelType |
enriched uranium
ⓘ
thorium (in later core) ⓘ |
| gridConnectionVoltage_kV | 138 ⓘ |
| historicalDesignation | nuclear energy landmark ⓘ |
| initiatedUnder | Atoms for Peace program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterCoreDesign | light water breeder reactor core ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shippingport, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moderator | light water ⓘ |
| officialOpeningDate | 1958-05-26 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Duquesne Light Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorType | public–private partnership ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCoolant | light water ⓘ |
| program | U.S. civilian nuclear energy program ⓘ |
| purpose | demonstration of civilian nuclear power ⓘ |
| reactorSupplier | Westinghouse Electric Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactorType | pressurized water reactor ⓘ |
| reactorVesselManufacturer | Westinghouse Electric Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Nuclear Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | American Nuclear Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shutdownDate | 1982-10-01 ⓘ |
| significance |
first full-scale commercial nuclear power plant in the United States
ⓘ
first large-scale central-station nuclear power plant dedicated to peaceful purposes ⓘ |
| siteReturnedToGreenfield | true ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| successorFacilityOnSite | Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thermalCapacity_MWt | 236 ⓘ |
| thermalReactor | true ⓘ |
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