Columbia Generating Station

The only commercial nuclear power plant in the Pacific Northwest, located in Washington state and operated by Energy Northwest

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Unplanned Shutdown at Columbia Generating Station Raises Reliability, Energy Security Questions

Columbia Generating Station—the Northwest’s sole nuclear reactor—underwent an unplanned manual shutdown early Feb. 12 after both reactor recirculation pumps failed. Though now stable, the outage raises questions about aging infrastructure, energy reliability, and grid resilience as repairs proceed.

Source: The Columbian

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