Reactor Dismantlement History - USA only
Power, Test, and Research Scheduled for Dismantlement
revised 8/26/06

Plant/Facility
Estimated Start of Reactor Disassembly
Comments
Dresden-1
estimate 2010 if Units-2 & 3 not extended
No significant dismantlement is underway. DP approved 1993. To be dismantled with units 2 and 3.
Humbolt Bay-3
license termination planned 2011
Units 1 & 2 are non-nuclear. Reactor is still intact and dry. Possibly will be flooded for internals removal.
GE-VBWR (Vallecitos)
unknown
No plans for significant dismantlement in the foreseeable future.
Indian Point-1
estimate 2013
No significant dismantlement is underway. Plans are for D&D to be done with Unit-2.
Peach Bottom-1
2015
No significant dismantlement is underway. Expected to be done when Units 2 and 3 shutdown in 2015.
Three Mile Island-1
2014
Expected to be decommissioned at same time as partially disassembled Unit-2
Vallecitos (see GE-VBWR)
See above
Because the NRC calls this facility "GE-VBWR" we list it the same. See "GE-VBWR" for this facility.
Zion-1 & 2
2015-2019
Segmentation of Internals and RV planned.

The purpose of this table is to provide the reader with an overview of when reactor disassembly activities are to begin at various USA nuclear facilities. Some of these facilities may have started the decommissioning process, but their reactors have not been started or are still in place. Smaller "swimming pool" type reactors generally will not be listed here.

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References used are listed on the Plant/Facility detailed information sheets.

We will add non-USA facilities if we are provided with the information.

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