🇺🇸 United States · 39.759, -76.269
Peach Bottom
3 reactors HTGR · BWR, in service since 1967. Today it delivers 2,631 MWe net, enough for about 8,287,650 households.
Operating capacity
2,631 MWe
net electrical
Units
3
2 operating
First start-up
1967
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peach Bottom 1 | High-temperature gas (HTGR) | Prototype | Shut down | 40 | 115 | Feb 1962 | Jan 1967 | Nov 1974 | — |
| Peach Bottom 2 | Boiling water (BWR) | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 1,300 | 3,951 | Jan 31, 1968 | Feb 18, 1974 | — | 90.4 % (2024) |
| Peach Bottom 3 | Boiling water (BWR) | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 1,331 | 3,951 | Jan 31, 1968 | Sep 1, 1974 | — | 92.0 % (2023) |
Operator: Exelon Generation CO LLC.
Owner: Exelon [50%]; PSEG Power [50%] (Peach Bottom 2, Peach Bottom 3).