WNP-3 and WNP-5

WNP-3/5
View of the plant in 2006
Map
Official nameNuclear Project Nos. 3 and 5
CountryUnited States
LocationNear Elma, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Coordinates46°57′35″N 123°28′11″W / 46.9598°N 123.4696°W / 46.9598; -123.4696
StatusCancelled
Construction beganMay 1, 1977
Commission dateN/A
Owner(s)Washington Public Power Supply System
Nuclear power station
Reactor typePWR
Reactor supplierCombustion Engineering
Power generation
Units cancelled2 × 1240 MW System 80
External links
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Washington Nuclear Project Nos. 3 and 5, abbreviated as WNP-3 and WNP-5 (collectively known as the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant) were two of the five nuclear power plants on which construction was started by the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS, also called "Whoops!"[1]) in order to meet projected electricity demand in the Pacific Northwest. WNP-1, WNP-2 and WNP-3 were part of the original 1968 plan, with WNP-4 (a twin to WNP-1 and located at the same site) and WNP-5 (a twin to WNP-3, in similar fashion) added in the early 1970s.[2]

WNP-2 was the only unit of the five that was completed and put into operation. WNP-3 and WNP-5 are located on 1,600 acres (650 ha) on the Satsop Site near Elma in Grays Harbor County, Washington. Today the site hosts the Satsop Business Park and the Overstock.com Call Center.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Alexander, Charles P. (August 8, 1983). "Whoops! A $2 Billion Blunder: Washington Public Power Supply System". Time Magazine.
  2. ^ Goodman, Louis J.; Ignacio, Rufino S. (1999). "7: The Washington Public Power Supply System: Nuclear Power Plants 1968–1992". Engineering Project Management: The IPQMS Method and Case Histories. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. pp. 123–140. ISBN 0-8493-0024-X.