Mississippi Nuclear Profile 2010 Mississippi profile
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." |
Plants in State
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.