United States · 39.759, -76.269Peach Bottom
Peach Bottom, nuclear power plant in United States, operates 2 boiling water reactors with 2,631 MW net installed capacity and has been in service since 1967.
Unit Peach Bottom 3 has been operating for 52 years, since 1974. Its 2,631 MW net are enough to supply about 8,290,000 households.
- Country
- United States
- Units
- 3
- Technology
- HTGR · BWR
- Net capacity
- 2,631 MWe
- First grid connection
- 1967
- Operator
- Exelon Generation
- Owner
- Exelon Generation Co LLC · Exelon Corp [50%]; PSEG Power Inc [50%] · Exelon Corp [100%]; PSEG Power Inc
- Status
- Operating
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Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Licence until | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peach Bottom 1 | High-temperature gas (HTGR) | — | Shut down | 40 | 115 | Feb 1962 | Jan 1967 | Nov 1974 | — | — |
| Peach Bottom 2 | Boiling water (BWR) | GE BWR/4, Mark I containment (BWR-4 (Mark 1)) | Operating | 1,300 | 3,951 | Jan 31, 1968 | Feb 18, 1974 | — | Aug 8, 2053 | 90.4 % (2024) |
| Peach Bottom 3 | Boiling water (BWR) | GE BWR/4, Mark I containment (BWR-4 (Mark 1)) | Operating | 1,331 | 3,951 | Jan 31, 1968 | Sep 1, 1974 | — | Jul 2, 2054 | 92.0 % (2023) |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Peach Bottom 1, a 40 MWe HTGR, started construction in 1962 and operated from 1967 to 1974.
Peach Bottom 2, a 1,300 MWe BWR (GE BWR/4, Mark I containment (BWR-4 (Mark 1))), started construction in 1968, was connected to the grid in 1974 and is still operating, with a 90.4% load factor in 2024.
Peach Bottom 3, a 1,331 MWe BWR (GE BWR/4, Mark I containment (BWR-4 (Mark 1))), started construction in 1968, was connected to the grid in 1974 and is still operating, with a 92% load factor in 2023.
Operator: Exelon Generation.
Owner: Exelon Generation Co LLC (Peach Bottom 1) · Exelon Corp [50%]; PSEG Power Inc [50%] (Peach Bottom 2) · Exelon Corp [100%]; PSEG Power Inc (Peach Bottom 3).