Boiling Nuclear Superheater Reactor Facility

Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) Reactor Facility
BONUS Reactor
CountryPuerto Rico
LocationPunta Higuero Sector, PR 413, Rincón
Coordinates18°21′59″N 67°16′7″W / 18.36639°N 67.26861°W / 18.36639; -67.26861
StatusDecommissioned
Construction beganAugust 13, 1960
Commission dateDecember 19, 1965
Decommission date
  • June 1968
Construction cost$23,737,062
OwnersUS Atomic Energy Commission and Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority
OperatorPuerto Rico Water Resources Authority
Nuclear power station
Reactors1
Reactor typeBWR
Thermal capacity50 MW
Power generation
Nameplate capacity16.5 MW
External links
Websitewww.lm.doe.gov/land/sites/pr/bonus/bonus.htm
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Boiling Nuclear Superheater Reactor Facility
Built byChicago Bridge Co.; Gen Nuclear Engineering
ArchitectAtomic Energy Commission; Maxon Co.
NRHP reference No.07001194
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 2007

The Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) Reactor Facility, also known to the locals as "Domes", or formally as Museo Tecnologico BONUS Dr. Modesto Iriarte, is a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Rincón, Puerto Rico. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2007.