The Alan R. Barton Nuclear Plant was a proposed commercial nuclear power plant in central Alabama, United States.
Proposed plant Alabama Power Company proposed constructing four 1,159 MWe General Electric Boiling Water Reactors at the site approximately 15 miles southeast of Clanton, Alabama.NUREG-1350 (Volume 18), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: August 2006.
The proposed plant was named after Alabama Power Company Senior Vice President Alan R. Barton.NRC letter GL79054
The proposed plant was identified by the acronym ABNP in Nuclear Regulatory Commission correspondence. NUREG-0544 (Rev. 4), NRC Collection of Abbreviations
1970s cancellation Barton 3 & 4 were canceled in 1975 while under 10CFR50 Construction Permit (CP) review. Two years later, Barton 1 & 2 were canceled during the CP review process as well.
Reactor data The nuclear power plant was to have had four units: Unit Reactortype Netcapacity Gross-capacity Planned Canceled Barton-1 Barton 1 on the PRIS of the IAEA General Electric Boiling Water Reactor (BWR/6) 1.209 MW 1.254 MW 1972 01.11.1977 Barton-2 Barton 2 on the PRIS of the IAEA General Electric Boiling Water Reactor (BWR/6) 1.209 MW 1.254 MW 1972 01.11.1977 Barton-3 Barton 3 on the PRIS of the IAEA General Electric Boiling Water Reactor (BWR/6) 1.209 MW 1.254 MW 1974 01.11.1975 Barton-4 Barton 4 on the PRIS of the IAEA General Electric Boiling Water Reactor (BWR/6) 1.209 MW 1.254 MW 1974 01.11.1975
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