Entergy Grand Gulf reactor to increase capacity to 1,498 megawatts

Entergy Grand Gulf reactor to increase capacity to 1,498 megawatts
Entergy is set to increase the power capacity of the reactor at its Grand Gulf nuclear plant in Mississippi by 13%, which will make it the largest power reactor in the country, with a total capacity of 1,498 megawatts electrical. The move was approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission nearly two years after Entergy applied for a license amendment in September 2010. It will take Entergy "a few months to reach the new, higher generating capacity, because our procedures require that we increase power a few percent at a time and do various checks and tests before power is increased further," said spokeswoman Suzanne Anderson. Platts