| Columbia Nuclear Generating Station | |
|---|---|
 Columbia Generating Station and low-draft cooling towers in 2015 | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Benton County, near Richland, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46°28′16″N 119°20′2″W / 46.47111°N 119.33389°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | August 1, 1972 |
| Commission date | December 13, 1984 |
| Construction cost | $6.392 billion (2007 USD)[1] ($9.05 billion in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Owner | Energy Northwest |
| Operator | Energy Northwest |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | BWR |
| Reactor supplier | General Electric |
| Cooling towers | 6 × Mechanical Draft[a] |
| Cooling source | Columbia River |
| Thermal capacity | 1 × 3544 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 1216 MW |
| Make and model | BWR-5 (Mark 2) |
| Nameplate capacity | 1216 MW |
| Capacity factor | 83.14% (2017) 75.10% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 8128 GWh (2017) |
| External links | |
| Website | [1] Home Website |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Columbia Generating Station is a nuclear commercial energy facility located on the Hanford Site, 10 miles (16 km) north of Richland, Washington. It is owned and operated by Energy Northwest, a Washington state, not-for-profit joint operating agency. Licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 1983, Columbia first produced electricity in May 1984, and entered commercial operation in December 1984.
Columbia produces 1,207 megawatts net of clean electricity.
- ^ "EIA - State Nuclear Profiles". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
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