Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant
The Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3 was a 63 MWe nuclear boiling water reactor, owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company that operated from August 1963 to July 1976 just south of Eureka, California.
| Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant as seen from Humboldt Hill | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Humboldt County, near Eureka, California |
| Coordinates | 40°44′28.76″N 124°12′32.56″W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Construction began | Unit 3: November 10, 1960 |
| Commission date | Unit 3: August 1963 |
| Decommission date | Unit 3: September 30, 2020 |
| Owner(s) | Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
| Operator(s) | Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactors | 1 |
| Reactor type | BWR |
| Reactor supplier | General Electric |
| Cooling source | Pacific Ocean |
| Thermal capacity | 220 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units decommissioned | 1 x 65 MW |
| External links | |
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