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Data for 2010 | Release Date: April 26, 2012 | Next Release: February 2013 | full report

Mississippi Nuclear Profile 2010 Mississippi profile

Mississippi total electric power industry, summer capacity and net generation, by energy source, 2010
Primary energy source	Summer capacity (mw)	Share of State total (percent)	Net generation (thousand mwh)	Share of State total (percent)
Nuclear	1,251	8.0	9,643	17.7
Coal	2,526	16.1	13,629	25.0
Natural Gas	11,640	74.2	29,619	54.4
Other ¹	4	*	10	*
Other Renewable¹	235	1.5	1,504	2.8
Petroleum	35	0.2	18	0.1
Total	15,691	100.0	54,487	100.0
¹Municipal Solid Waste net generation is allocated according to the biogenic and non-biogenic components of the fuel; however, all Municipal Solid Waste summer capacity is classified as Renewable. * = Absolute percentage less than 0.05. Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Other: Blast furnace gas, propane gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels, non-biogenic municipal solid waste, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuel, and miscellaneous technologies. Other Renewable: Wood, black liquor, other wood waste, biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agriculture byproducts, other biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, photovoltaic energy, and wind. Sources: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Mississippi nuclear power plants, summer capacity and net generation, 2010
Plant name/total reactors	Summer capacity (mw)	Net generation (thousand mwh)	Share of State nuclear net generation (percent)	Owner
Grand Gulf Unit 1	1,251	9,643	100.0	System Energy Resources Inc
1 Plant 1 Reactor	1,251	9,643	100.0
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Plants in State

Grand Gulf Nuclear Plant
Unit	Summer capacity (mw)	Net generation (thousand mwh)	Summer capacity factor (percent)	Type	Commercial operation date	License expiration date
1	1,251	9,643	88.0	BWR	7/1/1985	11/1/2024
	1,251	9,643	88.0
Data for 2010 BWR = Boiling Water Reactor. Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Operator: System Energy Resources, Inc.

Location and Service Territory: The Grand Gulf nuclear station lies on a 2,100-acre site near Vicksburg.

Construction Cost: $6.325 billion (2007 USD)²

Staffing: Grand Gulf has over 700 employees.

Reactor Descriptions: The nuclear generating unit is a General Electric Type 6 boiling water reactor.

Cooling System: The plant has a 520-foot high natural draft cooling tower that discharges water to the Mississippi River.

²Nuclear Power Plant Construction Activity, DOE/EIA-0473(86), Energy Information Administration, 1986, pp 16-17, Table 5. Adjusted to 2007 Dollars using Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index.