Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Plant
| Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
East end of the proposed site of the Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Plant, 2014 | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Jervis Bay Territory |
| Coordinates | 35°07′34″S 150°45′11″E / 35.126°S 150.753°E |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Decommission date |
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| Owner | Australian Government |
| Operator | Australian Atomic Energy Commission |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | Steam-Generating Heavy Water Reactor (SGHWR) |
| Reactor supplier | The Nuclear Power Group Ltd. (TNPG) |
| Cooling source | Jervis Bay, South Pacific Ocean |
| Power generation | |
| Units cancelled | 1 x 600 MWe |
The Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Plant was a proposed nuclear power reactor in the Jervis Bay Territory, an Australian federal territory adjoining the South Coast of the state of New South Wales. It would have been Australia's first nuclear power station, and is the only proposal to have reached the design and construction stages as of 2026. Environmental studies and early site works were completed, and two rounds of tenders were called and evaluated, but the Australian Government ultimately decided not to proceed with the project. This was due to the perceived cost, and to the discovery of new coal and hydrocarbon resources that were regarded as more economically attractive.