Power Reactor Demonstration Program

The Power Reactor Demonstration Program (PRDP) ^[a] was an initiative of the United States Atomic Energy Commission to fund the research and development of nuclear power in the United States. ^[2] Review and funding of projects took place between 1955 and 1970 over three distinct rounds. ^{[1] [2]}

The program co-funded the following facilities:

Round	Facility name	Type	Capacity (MWe)	State	Commissioned
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
3	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
	La Crosse	BWR	50	Wisconsin	1969

Notes

1. Sometimes referred to as the Power Demonstration Reactor Program (PDRP). ^[1]

References

1. Gillespie, Christopher W.; Johnson, Robert A.; Martinez, Marty; Taylor, Emmanuel (2016-04-29). Innovation Pathway Study: U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power (PDF) (Report). Energetics Incorporated. Task Order No. DE-BP0004706. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
2. Allen, Wendy (1977). "Nuclear Reactors for Generating Electricity". RAND Corporation.