United States · 41.719, -87.989Experimental Boiling Water Reactor
Experimental Boiling Water Reactor, nuclear power plant in United States, operated one other reactor between 1956 and 1967 and is now shut down.
- Country
- United States
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- —
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1956
- Operator
- Argonne National Laboratory-West
- Owner
- US Department of Energy
- Status
- Shut down
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Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
0 operating
First start-up
1956
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental Boiling Water Reactor 1 | Other | unknown | Shut down | 5 | — | — | 1956 | Jul 1967 | — |
Data: Global Energy Monitor · editorial review · updated on Sep 21, 2026
Experimental Boiling Water Reactor 1, a 5 MWe gross — (unknown), operated from 1956 to 1967.
Operator: Argonne National Laboratory-West.
Owner: US Department of Energy.