Power Reactor Demonstration Program

The Power Reactor Demonstration Program (PRDP) was an initiative of the United States Atomic Energy Commission to fund the research and development of nuclear power in the United States. Review and funding of projects took place between 1955 and 1963 over three distinct rounds.

The program co-funded the following facilities: RoundFacilitynameTypeCapacity(MWe)StateCommissioned 1 Yankee Rowe PWR 180 Massachusetts 1961 Hallam SGR 75 Nebraska 1963 Fermi 1 SFR 150 Michigan 1966 2 Piqua OCR 45 Ohio 1963 Elk River BWR 22 Minnesota 1964 La Crosse BWR 50 Wisconsin 1969 3 Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor PHWR 17 South Carolina 1963 Big Rock Point BWR 67 Michigan 1963 Pathfinder BWR 59 South Dakota 1966 Peach Bottom HTGR 40 Pennsylvania 1966 San Onofre PWR 436 California 1968 Connecticut Yankee PWR 560 Connecticut 1968

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