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🇺🇸 Davis Besse

Name: Davis Besse
Address: United States

Nuclear power plant · United States

Operational

Capacity≈906 MW

Units1

First Online1978

Construction Start1970

Reactor power (NRC)100% avg · 2026-09-03

Reactor TypePWR

Coordinates41.597, -83.092

Davis Besse is a nuclear power station in United States. Of its 1 recorded unit(s), 1 reactor is operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 906 MW. As of 2026-09-03, 1 of 1 reactor at this site was generating, according to the U.S. NRC daily status report. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1978. Reactor technology on site: PWR.

Reactor units at Davis Besse

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Davis Besse-1	Operational	PWR B&W RLP (DRYAMB)	906 MW	Construction 1970 · Grid 1978

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