Grand Gulf nuclear power plant

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Grand Gulf nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Grand Gulf nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1985[1] 1500 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-6 (Mark 3)[1] Systems Energy Resources INC [100%][1] Entergy Nuclear Operations INC[1]
2 Cancelled[2] 1990[2] 1250 MW[2] Boiling water reactor[3] unknown Entergy Corp [100%][3]
3 Cancelled[4] 2015[4] 1520 MW[5] Boiling water reactor[4] unknown Entergy Corp [100%][3]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Grand Gulf nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 May 4, 1974[1] August 18, 1982[1] October 20, 1984[1] July 1, 1985[1]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Grand Gulf nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 1401 MW[1] 1250 MW[1] 4408 MWt[1]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Grand Gulf nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States[6] 32.0081, -91.0478 (exact)
2 Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States[7] 32.0081, -91.0478 (exact)
3 Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States[7] 32.0081, -91.0478 (exact)

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References

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  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230802002042/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Gulf_Nuclear_Station. Archived from the original on 02 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221202040227/https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/large-lwr/col/grand-gulf.html. Archived from the original on 02 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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