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Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station
Decommisioned power plant in California, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station is a decommissioned nuclear power plant built by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) in Herald, California.
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Country | United States |
Location | Herald, California |
Coordinates | 38°20′43″N 121°7′18″W |
Status | Decommissioned |
Commission date | April 17, 1975 |
Decommission date | June 23, 1989 |
Construction cost | $375 million in 1974 dollars[1] ($1.8 billion in 2023 dollars[2]) |
Operator(s) | SMUD 1974-present |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | Pressurized water reactor[3] |
Reactor supplier | Babcock & Wilcox[3] |
Thermal capacity | 1 x 2772 MWth[3] |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 918[3] |
Capacity factor | <40%[1] |
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