United States · 43.604, -96.638Pathfinder
Pathfinder, nuclear power plant in United States, operated one boiling water reactor between 1966 and 1967 and is now shut down.
- Country
- United States
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- BWR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1966
- Operator
- Nuclear Management
- Owner
- Xcel Energy Inc
- Status
- Shut down
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Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
0 operating
First start-up
1966
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathfinder | Boiling water (BWR) | — | Shut down | 59 | 220 | Jan 1959 | Jul 1966 | Oct 1967 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Global Energy Monitor · updated on Aug 1, 2026
Pathfinder, a 59 MWe BWR, started construction in 1959 and operated from 1966 to 1967.
Operator: Nuclear Management.
Owner: Xcel Energy Inc.