Waterford Nuclear Generating Station

The Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, also known as Waterford 3, is a nuclear power plant located on a 3,000-acre (12-km²) plot in Killona, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish. [http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/reactors/waterford.html Waterford on US Nuclear Power Plants List] ]

This plant has one Combustion Engineering two-loop pressurized water reactor. The plant produces 1,218 megawatts of electricity since the sites last refuel in May 2008. It has a dry ambient pressure containment building.

Waterford is operated by Entergy Nuclear and is owned by Entergy Louisiana, Inc. [http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/reactors/waterford.html Waterford on US Nuclear Power Plants List] ]

On August 28, 2005, Waterford shut down due to Hurricane Katrina approaching and declared an unusual event [ [http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2005/05-031iv.html NRC Page on Waterford 3 shutdown prior to Hurricane Katrina] ] . Shortly after Katrina, Waterford restarted and now is in normal operation.

Entergy is planning to replace the unit's two steam generators as well as the reactor vessel closure head and control element drive mechanisms during a refueling outage in 2011. The project is estimated to cost $511 million. The steam generators are being replaced due to normal wear and tear on the equipment. Waterford 3 is one of the last units in its class to replace its steam generators. Entergy petitioned the Louisiana Public Service Commission on June 27, 2008 for approval of the project [http://www.entergy.com/News_Room/newsrelease.aspx?NR_ID=1203 Entergy press release on steam generator replacement project] ] .

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External links

* [http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/reactors/waterford.html U.S. Department of Energy web page for Waterford]
* [http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactor/wat3.html NRC's web page on Waterford]
* [http://www.entergy-nuclear.com/plant_information/waterford_3.aspx Entergy Nuclear's information page on Waterford 3]