Fort Saint Vrain Nuclear Power Plant

Fort Saint Vrain Nuclear Power Plant
Fort St. Vrain Generating Station
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LocationPlatteville, Colorado
Coordinates40°14′40″N 104°52′27″W / 40.24444°N 104.87417°W / 40.24444; -104.87417
StatusDecommissioned
Commission date1979, 1996 (as natural gas)
Decommission date1989
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeHigh-temperature gas reactor
Power generation
Nameplate capacity330 MWe
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The Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Power Plant is a former commercial nuclear power station located near the town of Platteville in northern Colorado in the United States. It originally operated from 1979 until 1989. It had a 330 MWe High-temperature gas reactor (HTGR). The plant was decommissioned between 1989 and 1992.

In 1996, it was converted into a conventional natural gas powered generating station, which as of 2011 has a capacity of just under 1000 MW.