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🇺🇸 River Bend

Name: River Bend
Address: United States

Nuclear power plant · United States

Operational

Capacity≈966 MW

Units1

First Online1986

Construction Start1977

Reactor power (NRC)100% avg · 2026-09-03

Reactor TypeBWR

Coordinates30.727, -91.372

River Bend is a nuclear power station in United States. Of its 1 recorded unit(s), 1 reactor is operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 966 MW. As of 2026-09-03, 1 of 1 reactor at this site was generating, according to the U.S. NRC daily status report. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1986. Reactor technology on site: BWR.

Reactor units at River Bend

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
River Bend-1	Operational	BWR BWR-6 (Mark 3)	966 MW	Construction 1977 · Grid 1986

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