Puerto Rico · 18.365, -67.269Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS)
Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS), nuclear power plant in Puerto Rico, operated one boiling water reactor between 1965 and 1968 and is now shut down.
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- BWR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1965
- Operator
- US Department of Energy; Puerto Rico Water Resources
- Owner
- US DOE and Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
- Status
- Shut down
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Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
0 operating
First start-up
1965
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) | Boiling water (BWR) | Superheater | Shut down | 17 | — | — | 1965 | Jun 1968 | — |
Data: Global Energy Monitor · editorial review · updated on Sep 21, 2026
Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS), a 17 MWe BWR (Superheater), operated from 1965 to 1968.
Operator: US Department of Energy; Puerto Rico Water Resources.
Owner: US DOE and Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.