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| River Bend Nuclear Generating Station | |
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| Official name | River Bend Nuclear Station |
| Country | United States |
| Location | West Feliciana Parish, near St. Francisville, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30°45.4′N 91°20′W / 30.7567°N 91.333°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | March 25, 1977 |
| Commission date | June 16, 1986 |
| Construction cost | $7.198 billion (2007 USD)[1] |
| Owner(s) | Entergy Gulf States |
| Operator(s) | Entergy Nuclear |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | BWR |
| Reactor supplier | General Electric |
| Cooling towers | 4 × Mechanical Draft[a] |
| Cooling source | Mississippi River |
| Thermal capacity | 1 × 3091 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 974 MW |
| Make and model | BWR-6 (Mark 3 Containment) |
| Units cancelled | 1 × 934 MW 1 × 1520 MW ESBWR |
| Nameplate capacity | 974 MW |
| Capacity factor | 87.02% (2021) 81.90% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 7441 GWh (2021) |
| External links | |
| Website | River Bend Nuclear Station |
River Bend Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power station on a 3,300-acre (1,300 ha) site near St. Francisville, Louisiana in West Feliciana Parish, approximately 30 miles (50 km) north of Baton Rouge. The station has one sixth generation General Electric[2] boiling water reactor that has a nominal gross electric output of about 1010 MWe. Commercial operation began on June 16, 1986. In 2003, owners applied and were approved for a power upgrade of approximately 52 megawatts in 2003. The nameplate capacity is 974 MW.[3]
River Bend is operated by Entergy, which owns 100% of the station through its subsidiary, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana. The plant's operating license will expire in 2045.[4]
The Site Vice President is Phil Hansett, the General Manager of Plant Operations is Bruce Chenard, and the Senior Operations Manager is Danny James. The station employs 870 full time employees.[3]
- ^ "EIA - State Nuclear Profiles". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "River Bend Nuclear Power Plant, Louisiana". U.S. Department of Energy. September 5, 2008. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ a b "River Bend Station | Entergy Nuclear | We Power Life". www.entergy-nuclear.com. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "River Bend Station, Unit 1". NRC Web. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
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