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NewsColumbia Nuclear Plant Sets Another Generation Record, Credits Good Performance
Operators of the Columbia Generating Station have set a new generation record at the nuclear plant 12 miles north of Richland, Wash., sending more than 9.7 million MWh to the Pacific Northwest power grid during 2018. The single 1,207-MW single GE-built Mark-2 boiling water reactor that is owned and operated by Energy Northwest—which comprises 26 […]
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NuclearPalo Verde Nuclear Plant Shatters Own Generation Record in 2015
The 4-GW three-unit Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station has broken its own generation record, producing the highest electricity output of any nuclear plant in the world. APS, the Arizona utility that operates the plant, said Palo Verde generated 32.5 million MWh in 2015, making it still the only U.S. power plant to ever produce more […]
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O&MPalo Verde Nuclear Station Sets U.S. Production Record
It’s no surprise that the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station led the nation in electrical generation in 2014—it has done that for 23 consecutive years—but with a total output of 32.3 million MWh, it even bested its own previous record set in 2012. The Palo Verde plant is located about 45 miles west of Phoenix, […]
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