Waterford nuclear power plant

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Waterford nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Waterford nuclear power plant

Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
3	Operating	1985	1250 MW	Pressurized water reactor	CE 2LP (DRYAMB)	Entergy Louisiana Inc [100%]	Entergy Nuclear Operations

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Waterford nuclear power plant

Unit name	Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation
3	November 14, 1974	March 4, 1985	March 18, 1985	September 24, 1985

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Waterford nuclear power plant

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Unit name	Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
3	1168 MW	1104 MW	3716 MWt

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Waterford nuclear power plant

Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
3	St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States	29.9953, -90.4716 (exact)

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