River Bend Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power station on a 3,300-acre (1,300 ha) site near St. Francisville, Louisiana, approximately 30 miles (50 km) north of Baton Rouge. The plant has a General Electric 978 MW boiling water reactor, which began operation on June 16, 1986.
River Bend is operated by Entergy Nuclear and owned by Entergy Gulf States, Inc.
Unlike the Waterford Nuclear Generating Station downriver in Hahnville, River Bend continued operation throughout Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The plant was shut down during Hurricane Gustav in 2008.
Read more about River Bend Nuclear Generating Station: Unit 2, Unit 3, Surrounding Population, Seismic Risk, Safety Record
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