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1 Nuclear Security Officer Applications

Nuclear Security Officer Applications. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis as they are received. • Your high school diploma/GED or greater (AA, BA, BS). (If you cannot provide high school diploma, transcripts will work as long as it shows month and year of graduation.) • Any former military personnel will need to provide DD2 ...

Northwest's only commercial nuclear power plant enters …

KENNEWICK — The Pacific Northwest's only commercial nuclear plant is about to enter a new era that will take it through 2043. Columbia Generating Station, the 1,207 megawatt power plant north ...

Visiting Energy Northwest

Morrison Energy Center - 345 Hills St. Richland, WA 99354. Applied Process Engineering Laboratory - 350 Hills Street, Suite #101, Richland, WA 99354. Columbia Generating Station. PLEASE NOTE: Columbia Generating Station is a high-security area. All visitors must be pre-authorized. Certain items are prohibited inside a 1.2 mile radius of Columbia.

Northwest's only commercial nuclear power plant enters …

Dec. 20—The Pacific Northwest's only commercial nuclear plant is about to enter a new era that will take it through 2043. Columbia Generating Station, the 1,207 …

Agreement for Richland WA area small modular nuclear …

Energy Northwest has signed an agreement with the goal of having an advanced small nuclear reactor producing power in Eastern Washington by the end of 2030. It could potentially deploy as many as ...

1st US advanced nuclear reactor planned near Tri-Cities WA …

Energy Northwest now operates the Northwest's only commercial nuclear power reactor, the Columbia Generating Station, 10 miles north of Richland in Eastern Washington. The reactor, which has ...

2nd nuclear reactor to power the Northwest is being …

The study concluded that deep electric emission reductions in the Northwest were doable at reasonable costs, if enough on-demand capacity, including the Northwest's existing nuclear plant, is ...

Nuclear Power | Union of Concerned Scientists

US electricity from nuclear power. In the 1970s and 80s, more than a hundred nuclear reactors were built in the United States. They promised abundant, safe, "clean" energy, free from the pollution associated with coal and other fossil fuels. Today, most of those reactors remain in operation, in varying states of condition.

Energy Northwest lauds Department of Energy's selection of X-energy …

NR 13-19 Governor, Energy Northwest Support Nuclear Science Week; MA 13-03 Energy Northwest adds "seismic safety" page to newly-launched energy education website; NR 13-20 Energy Northwest: 10 Million Hours of Safe Work; NR 13-21 Governor appoints James P. Moss to Energy Northwest Executive Board;

Energy Northwest Unveils $10 Million Investment for …

Washington State-based joint action agency Energy Northwest on Jan. 10 announced an agreement with Puget Sound Energy to accelerate the agency's program …

The Pacific Northwest Is Experiencing an Atomic Energy …

The new push for atomic energy in the Pacific Northwest isn't just coming from the well-funded nuclear industry, their boosters at the Department of Energy, or billionaires like Bill Gates. It ...

Energy Northwest and X-energy Sign Joint Development …

Energy Northwest expects to bring the first Xe-100 module online by 2030. Energy Northwest owns or operates numerous clean energy generating facilities throughout the Northwest region of the United States, including Columbia Generating Station in Richland, which is the only commercial nuclear energy facility in the region.

Grover Hettel

Grover Hettel was named chief nuclear officer in August 2018 after serving as vice president for Operations. He has more than 38 years of industry experience with a diverse background in Operations, Engineering and Maintenance. Prior to joining Energy Northwest, Grover served as Operations director and plant general manager at Palo …

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NR 13-18 Energy Northwest Supports Public Power Week; NR 13-19 Governor, Energy Northwest Support Nuclear Science Week; MA 13-03 Energy Northwest adds "seismic safety" page to newly-launched energy education website; NR 13-20 Energy Northwest: 10 Million Hours of Safe Work; NR 13-21 Governor appoints James P. Moss to Energy …

Columbia Generating Station produces record amount

2/9/2023. News Release. RICHLAND, Wash. – In 2022, Energy Northwest's Columbia Generating Station produced enough electricity to power more than 1 million homes across the region – powering our way of life and keeping the lights on. The Pacific Northwest's only nuclear generating station produced a record amount of electricity last year ...

Tri-Cities, WA, nuclear power plant refueled, back on grid.

The Energy Northwest nuclear power plant was back on the grid before summer's higher demand for electricity. The plant produces about 10% of the electricity used in Washington state.

Refueling Outages

Columbia's 26th refueling outage (R-26) took place in May - June, 2023. About 1,250 skilled workers, hired locally and from across the country, join Energy Northwest's workforce of about 1,000 e mployees, to support …

Energy Northwest, Grant County PUD and X-energy announce TRi Energy

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Energy Northwest to develop next generation of nuclear energy

A spokesman for Energy Northwest warned that the decision on where to build new commercial nuclear power plants is years away. The Tri-Cities region has a long history in the nuclear industry ...

Nuclear Energy: Columbia Generating Station

Columbia is a reliable, baseload (full-time) energy source that is not dependent on weather conditions. Refueling occurs every other year and is scheduled when springtime water conditions in the Columbia River … See more

Used Nuclear Fuel Storage

Used fuel is safely stored on-site at nuclear power plants across the county. Planning for Energy Northwest's dry cask storage project began in the late 1990s. Construction followed in 2001 and loading and storage of the first five casks was completed in April 2002. Additional campaigns were successfully completed in 2004, 2008, 2014, 2018 ...

Northwest's only commercial nuclear power plant enters …

Richland, WA. The Pacific Northwest's only commercial nuclear plant is about to enter a new era that will take it through 2043. Columbia Generating Station, the 1,207 megawatt power plant north ...

NEWS RELEASE: Energy Northwest's next-generation new nuclear …

Energy Northwest Energy Northwest is a joint operating agency formed by the Washington state legislature in 1957, representing the convergence of small and big public power. RICHLAND, Wash., Jan ...

Eastern WA expected to be site of a new small nuclear …

Energy Northwest has operated the Columbia Generating Station, the Northwest's only commercial nuclear power plant, about 10 miles north of Richland …

Nuclear Energy

Energy Northwest / Energy 101 / Diverse Energy Sources / Nuclear Energy. Nuclear power plants are thermal plants. They use heat produced by nuclear fission to convert …

Energy Northwest signs deal for nuclear project in Central …

Published: July 20, 2023, 5:56am. Share: Energy provider Energy Northwest and small modular nuclear reactor developer X-Energy announced Wednesday that they signed a joint development agreement to ...

Electricity Generation for the Pacific Northwest

The region's single operating nuclear plant, located in eastern Washington, accounts for about 2 percent of the region's capacity. In all, the region's power supply capacity totals about 59,000 megawatts. The map in this brochure shows the diversity of the modern power supply in the Northwest, but not all of the power plants.

Small Modular Reactors Competitive in Washington's Clean Energy …

Energy Northwest's Columbia Generating Station is the only commercial nuclear energy facility in the Pacific Northwest. Located 10 miles north of Richland, Washington, it has produced electricity since 1984 and is the state's third largest electricity generator behind the Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph dams.