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Columbia Generating Station - land use and adjudication
Benton County
Facility status
Operational
Energy type
Nuclear fission
Max generating capacity
1,236 megawatts (MW)
The Columbia Generating Station (CGS), formerly known as WNP-2, is an operating nuclear electric generating station located near Richland. The project is sited on land leased from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on the Hanford Site. The facility has a net design electrical rating of 1,236 megawatts and the entire output of the plant is dispatched to the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The total area of the project is 1,089 acres.
Facility progress
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Application review
Complete
Environmental review
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Land use and adjudication
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Permits and compliance
In progress
Steps in Land use and adjudication
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