Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station
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| Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station | |
| Data | |
|---|---|
| Location | Plymouth, MA |
| Operator | Entergy |
| Start of commercial operation | December 9, 1972 |
| Reactors | |
| Reactor supplier | General Electric |
| Reactor type | BWR-3 |
| Power | |
| Capacity | 685 MW MW |
| Total power generation in 2007 | 5,119 GWh GWh |
| Average annual generation (last 5 yrs) | 5,468 GWh GWh |
| Status | Operating |
| Other details | |
| License expires | June 8, 2012 |
| NRC region | 1 |
| Website Pilgrim |
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Pilgrim Station is currently the only nuclear power plant operating in the United States state of Massachusetts. It is located in the Manomet section of Plymouth on Cape Cod Bay, south of the tip of Rocky Point and north of Priscilla Beach. Like many similar plants, it was constructed by Bechtel, and is powered by a General Electric boiling water reactor and generator. It has a 690 MW production capacity.
Built at a cost of $231 million in 1972 by Boston Edison, it was sold in 1999 to the Louisiana-based Entergy Corporation, part of a complex deal that is the result of deregulation of the electrical utility industry.
Pilgrim keeps its spent nuclear fuel in an on-site storage pool, waiting for federal direction on the correct disposal process. The Yucca Mountain site in Nevada is the only location being considered for this purpose.
Pilgrim's license to operate expires in 2012. An application for an extended operating license (until 2032) is under consideration by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as of 2007.
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