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Entergy’s Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station near Port Gibson has been in operation since 1985 and generating power for four states.
Now Entergy’s Grand Gulf plant is 33 years old and is starting to show its age. For the last three years, the reactor was the lowest rated in terms of average power generation among four similar reactors at other plants nationwide. It’s already been shut down 106 days so far this year.
According to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission records, the reactor was far more reliable just 13 years ago, when it ran at least 84 percent of its capacity on average from 2005 to 2011. The higher the average capacity number, the less time the reactor spends shut down.
Is it time for Entergy to consider taking Grand Gulf out of service?
Entergy's Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station Showing It's Age – Bigger Pie Forum
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Entergy's Grand Gulf plant is 33 years old and is starting to show its age. For the last three years, the reactor was the lowest rated in terms of average power generation among four similar reactors ...