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Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station


Name: Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station
Category: Nuclear / Radioactive
Archive ID#: MS3127
 
Description: A nuclear power plant with a single 520-foot-tall cooling tower. Located on a 2,300-acre site on the east bank of the Mississippi River, Grand Gulf opened in 1982, and reached full capacity in 1985. The plant has an output capacity of 1,300 megawatts. A planned second reactor was never built. Operated by the Entergy Corporation.
Location: 52 miles SW of Jackson, six miles NW of Port Gibson
(POINT(-91.03271484375 31.994100723261))
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Address: Port Gibson MS, 39150
Visitor Info: There is a visitors center with interactive science and energy displays.
Links: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/reactors/grand_gulf.html
http://www.entergy-nuclear.com/plant_information/grand_gulf.aspx
LCS: Nuclear / Radioactive, Power Plant / Electrical Generation
   
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