Columbia Generating Station nuclear power plant shuts down
The Columbia Generating Station, 10 miles northwest of Richland, is a 1,207 megawatt reactor. It is the third largest electricity generator in Washington state and can
Columbia Generating Station, owned and operated by Energy Northwest, is a boiling water nuclear power reactor located about 10 miles north of Richland, Washington. Energy Northwest file But Friday evening, Energy Northwest disconnected the nuclear power plant from the grid, starting the 27th refueling outage for the plant.
This year a major project is planned, in addition to the more typical maintenance and repair work. The Columbia Generating Station, 10 miles northwest of Richland, is a 1,207 megawatt reactor. It is the third largest electricity generator in Washington state and can power 1 million homes.
"In 2001 alone the operation of Columbia Generating Station compared to the market saved Bonneville Power Administration ratepayers $1.4 billion," according to the council. Columbia Generating Station's spent fuel pool is able to accommodate 2,658 fuel assemblies.
The reactor is licensed for a power output of 3486 thermal megawatts (MWt). The gross electrical output of the plant is 1230 megawatts-electric (MWe). The Columbia Generating Station features six low-profile fan-driven cooling towers.
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