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Name: Quad Cities
Address: United States

Nuclear power plant · United States

Operational

Capacity≈1,578 MW

Units2

First Online1973

Construction Start1967

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

Reactor TypeBWR

Coordinates41.727, -90.308

Quad Cities is a nuclear power station in United States. Of its 2 recorded unit(s), 2 reactors are operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 1,578 MW. As of 2026-09-03, 2 of 2 reactors at this site were generating, according to the U.S. NRC daily status report. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1973. Reactor technology on site: BWR.

Reactor units at Quad Cities

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Quad Cities-1	Operational	BWR BWR-3 (Mark 1)	789 MW	Construction 1967 · Grid 1973
Quad Cities-2	Operational	BWR BWR-3 (Mark 1)	789 MW	Construction 1967 · Grid 1973

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