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Nuclear Power (electric power)... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaNuclear power is the use of sustained Nuclear fission to generate heat and do useful work. Nuclear Electric Plants, Nuclear Ships and Submarines use controlled nuclear energy to heat water and produce steam, while in space, nuclear energy decays naturally in a radioisotope thermoelectric generator. Scientists are experimenting with fusion energy for future generation, but these experiments do not currently generate useful energy. Nuclear Electric Power Utility Companies Sector ... Found on 1800miti.Com, the Commerce Resource dBThis Industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating nuclear electric power generation facilities. These facilities use nuclear power to produce electric energy. The electric energy produced in these establishments are provided to electric power transmission systems or to electric power distribution systems. - Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant - Information about Plant Vogtle, located near Waynesboro in eastern Georgia near the South Carolina border.
- Angra 2 - A nuclear power plant located in Brazil.
- Big Rock Point - Facts about the decommissioning of Consumers Energy's Big Rock Point nuclear plant which was shut down in 1997. The plant is located near Charlevoix, Michigan.
- Browns Ferry - A few facts and figures about the Tennessee Valley Authority's nuclear plant in Athens, Alabama.
- Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant - Baltimore Gas & Electric's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is located on Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, Maryland. The web site features general plant information plus a look at the plant's license renewal activity.
- Columbia Generating Station - Information about Washington state's only operating commercial nuclear power plant. Energy Northwest's WNP-2 is located 12 miles north of Richland on the Department of Energy's Hanford site.
- Comanche Peak - A 2,300 megawatt nuclear plant located near Glen Rose, Texas, about 80 miles southwest of Dallas.
- Connecticut Yankee - Connecticut's first commercial nuclear power plant, it was shut down in 1996 and is now undergoing decomissioning.
- Cooper Nuclear Station - A few key facts about the Cooper Nuclear Station which is located in Brownville, Nebraska.
- Diablo Canyon - Official company site about this 2,190 megawatt PWR nuclear facility on California's central coast.
- Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant - Pictures of Pacific Gas & Electric Company's Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant located near San Luis Obispo, California. Unofficial site not sponsored by PG&E, featuring plant photos taken by a DCPP employee.
- Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant - Located near Baxley in southeastern Georgia, plant Hatch is one of Georgia Power's two nuclear facilities and is one of three nuclear facilities in the Southern electric system.
- Energy Northwest's Columbia Generating Station - Information about Washington state's only operating commercial nuclear power plant. WNP-2 is located 12 miles north of Richland on the Department of Energy's Hanford site.
- Entergy Nuclear - Entergy operates nine nuclear units at seven plant sites: Arkansas Nuclear One, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, River Bend Station, Waterford 3, Pilgrim Nuclear Station, Indian Point Units 2 & 3, and the James A. Fitzpatrick nuclear station.
- FPL Nuclear Power - General information about nuclear power, plus an introduction to Florida Power & Light's nuclear units at Turkey Point and St. Lucie.
- How Stuff Works: Nuclear Power Plants - Illustrated tutorial about nuclear-powered electricity generation plants, with photos and animations.
- Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant - The Ignalina nuclear power plant contains RBMK-1500 water-cooled graphite-moderated channel-type power reactors. It is located in Lithuania.
- Indian Point Energy Center - A source of information regarding the Indian Point nuclear facility in Buchanan, NY. Covers topics including plant safety, security, emergency planning and media information.
- Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant - Plant Farley is a 2-unit Westinghouse PWR facility which has been operating since 1977. The plant site is near Dothan in southeast Alabama.
- Lucas Heights: The Real Facts - Contains arguments for and against the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor located in Sydney, Australia.
- Maine Yankee - Maine Yankee, Maine's only nuclear power plant, closed in 1997 and is now beginning the process of decommissioning. It is located on Montsweag Bay in Wiscasset, Maine.
- NPCIL - Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited is an undertaking of the Government of India with the objective of facilitating the design, construction, operation and maintenance of atomic power stations.
- Nuclear Power Plant Demonstration - Interactive online demonstration: Play the role of a control-room operator at Sweden's Kärnobyl nuclear power plant, and try to keep the reactor running safely under various failure scenarios.
- Nuclear Power Plant Simulation - A nuclear power plant simulator game written in Flash 4. Learn the basics of how a nuclear power plant works and try your hand at operating the simulator.
- Oyster Creek - Located in Lacey Township, Ocean County, near the New Jersey Shore, with a single boiling water reactor which produces 636 megawatts.
- Palisades Nuclear Plant - An introduction to Consumers Energy's Palisades nuclear power plant, located near South Haven on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
- Palo Verde - Unofficial page regarding Arizona's Palo Verde nuclear generating station, written by a plant employee.
- San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station - San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) provides nearly 20 percent of the power to more than 15 million people in Southern California.
- Seabrook Nuclear Power Station - The history of Northeast Utilities' Seabrook station, a 1,150-megawatt Westinghouse PWR located in southeastern New Hampshire.
- South Texas Project - A two-unit, 2,500 megawatt nuclear energy plant in Matagorda County, Texas. The web site features a virtual tour of the plant, plus extensive information about the facility.
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - This site has been considerably scaled back due to security concerns following the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation - Vermont Yankee is an electric power generation company which owns and operates a 540 megawatt nuclear powered generating station located in Vernon, Vermont.
- Waterford 3 Virtual Tour - An iPIX virtual tour of the Waterford 3 nuclear plant, located in Taft, Louisiana. Built in 1985, Waterford 3 has the capacity to generate 1,075 Megawatts of electricity... enough to power the city of New Orleans (which is 30 miles from the plant).
- Wolf Creek Generating Station - Official web site of this Westinghouse four-loop PWR located near Burlington, Kansas.
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