Nine Mile Point 2 is a 1,320MW nuclear reactor which is located within the premises of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station. It is located in New York, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the nuclear reactor is currently generating power and is in active status. The construction on the reactor commenced in Aug, 1975. The first power from the reactor was achieved in Aug, 1987. Subsequent to trial runs the reactor finally entered into commercial operation in Mar, 1988. Buy the profile here.
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Description
Nine Mile Point 2 is a Generation II nuclear reactor developed by Stone & Webster, the main contractor for the project.
The 1,320MW reactor is operated by Constellation Energy Generation. Constellation Energy and Long Island Power Authority are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 82% and 18% respectively.
The BWR reactor generates 9,804.7GWh/annum of electricity. It features 764 fuel assemblies in the core of reactor, the place where fission occurs and energy is released.
Development status
The reactor construction commenced in Aug, 1975 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in Mar, 1988.
Contractors involved
GE Power was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the nuclear reactor. The company provided 1 steam turbine for the project. Stone & Webster was selected as an architect engineer for the reactor. The reactor system was supplied by GE Power. The reactor vessel have been supplied by Westinghouse Electric Co LLC and McDermott International. The material used for the construction of the vessel is Low Alloyed Steel. The civil works were carried out by Stone & Webster.
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