| La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor | |
|---|---|
 La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor, smaller domed building in foreground | |
 Location of La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor within Wisconsin | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Genoa, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43°33′36″N 91°13′53″W / 43.5601°N 91.2315°W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Construction began | March 1, 1963[1] |
| Commission date | November 7, 1969[1] |
| Decommission date | April 30, 1987[1] |
| Operator | Dairyland Power Cooperative |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | BWR[1] |
| Power generation | |
| Units decommissioned | 50 MWe[1] |
| Nameplate capacity | 50 MWe[1] |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR) was a boiling water reactor (BWR) nuclear power plant located near La Crosse, Wisconsin in the small village of Genoa, in Vernon County, approximately 17 miles south of La Crosse along the Mississippi River. It was located directly adjacent to the coal-fired Genoa Station #3. The site is owned and was operated by Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland). Although the reactor has been demolished and decommissioned, spent nuclear fuel is still stored at the location.
LACBWR was built from 1963 to 1967 as part of a federal project to demonstrate the viability of peacetime nuclear power. It was designed and built by Allis-Chalmers and funded in part by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in cooperation with Dairyland Power Cooperative. The reactor began commercial operation in 1969 and reached full capacity in 1971.[1][2] LACBWR had a 50 MW electrical output from a forced-circulation, direct-cycle boiling water reactor as its heat source.[3] In 1973 the reactor and fuel were transferred in full to Dairyland Power.
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- ^ Driscoll, David (Autumn 2001). "Slow Boil: The Story of Wisconsin's First Nuclear Reactor". Wisconsin Magazine of History. 85 (1): 34–45. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor". Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 2013-04-14.