Columbia Generating Station
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 Nuclear Generating Station | |
|---|---|
Columbia Generating Station and low-draft cooling towers in 2015 | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Benton County, near Richland, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46°28′16″N 119°20′2″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | August 1, 1972 |
| Commission date | December 13, 1984 |
| Construction cost | $6.392 billion (2007 USD) ($8.73 billion in 2022 dollars) |
| Owner(s) | Energy Northwest |
| Operator(s) | Energy Northwest |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | BWR |
| Reactor supplier | General Electric |
| Cooling towers | 6 × Mechanical Draft |
| 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 | Home Website |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Columbia produces 1,207 megawatts net of electricity.
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