March 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1
reactor that had an explosion and radiation release was a
General Electric Co Mark 1 boiling water reactor type.
There are 23 GE Mark 1 reactors operating at U.S. nuclear power plants.
GE has rolled out several versions of the Mark 1, and some of the U.S. reactors could be slightly different than the Daiichi Unit 1 reactor.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said all of the 104 reactors in the United States, including the Mark 1 reactors listed below, were operating safely.
The following lists the Mark 1 reactors in the United States, according to data from the NRC and the Nuclear Information and Resource Service, which is opposed to nuclear power and is critical of the Mark 1 design.
Reactor Location Size (MW) Year
Browns Ferry 1 Decatur, AL 1065 1974 Browns Ferry 2 Decatur, AL 1104 1975 Browns Ferry 3 Decatur, AL 1105 1977 Brunswick 1 Southport, NC 938 1976 Brunswick 2 Southport, NC 920 1975 Cooper Nebraska City, NE 770 1974 Dresden 2 Morris, IL 867 1970 Dresden 3 Morris, IL 867 1971 Duane Arnold Cedar Rapids, IA 580 1975 Hatch 1 Baxley, GA 876 1975 Hatch 2 Baxley, GA 883 1979 Fermi 2 Monroe, MI 1122 1988 Hope Creek Hancock's Brdg, NJ 1161 1986 Fitzpatrick Oswego, NY 854 1976 Monticello Monticello, MN 572 1971 Nine Mile Point 1 Oswego, NY 621 1969 Oyster Creek Toms River, NJ 615 1969 Peach Bottom 2 Lancaster, PA 1112 1974 Peach Bottom 3 Lancaster, PA 1112 1974 Pilgrim Plymouth, MA 685 1972 Quad Cities 1 Moline, IL 867 1972 Quad Cities 2 Moline, IL 867 1972 Vermont Yankee Vernon, VT 620 1972
(Reporting by Scott DiSavino in New York and Bernie Woodall in Detroit; Editing by Xavier Briand))
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There are 23 GE Mark 1 reactors operating at U.S. nuclear power plants.
GE has rolled out several versions of the Mark 1, and some of the U.S. reactors could be slightly different than the Daiichi Unit 1 reactor.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said all of the 104 reactors in the United States, including the Mark 1 reactors listed below, were operating safely.
The following lists the Mark 1 reactors in the United States, according to data from the NRC and the Nuclear Information and Resource Service, which is opposed to nuclear power and is critical of the Mark 1 design.
Reactor Location Size (MW) Year
Browns Ferry 1 Decatur, AL 1065 1974 Browns Ferry 2 Decatur, AL 1104 1975 Browns Ferry 3 Decatur, AL 1105 1977 Brunswick 1 Southport, NC 938 1976 Brunswick 2 Southport, NC 920 1975 Cooper Nebraska City, NE 770 1974 Dresden 2 Morris, IL 867 1970 Dresden 3 Morris, IL 867 1971 Duane Arnold Cedar Rapids, IA 580 1975 Hatch 1 Baxley, GA 876 1975 Hatch 2 Baxley, GA 883 1979 Fermi 2 Monroe, MI 1122 1988 Hope Creek Hancock's Brdg, NJ 1161 1986 Fitzpatrick Oswego, NY 854 1976 Monticello Monticello, MN 572 1971 Nine Mile Point 1 Oswego, NY 621 1969 Oyster Creek Toms River, NJ 615 1969 Peach Bottom 2 Lancaster, PA 1112 1974 Peach Bottom 3 Lancaster, PA 1112 1974 Pilgrim Plymouth, MA 685 1972 Quad Cities 1 Moline, IL 867 1972 Quad Cities 2 Moline, IL 867 1972 Vermont Yankee Vernon, VT 620 1972
(Reporting by Scott DiSavino in New York and Bernie Woodall in Detroit; Editing by Xavier Briand))
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