Grand Gulf seeks to expand facility
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Entergy Mississippi will go before nuclear power regulators later this month to pitch its plans to expand the Grand Gulf plant near Port Gibson.
With approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the utility would increase the plant's output from 1,265 megawatts to 1,443 megawatts - a 13% increase.
Entergy officials tell The Clarion-Ledger that after the upgrade, Grand Gulf will be able to produce enough electricity to power an additional 53,000 homes round the clock for the life of the plant.
Grand Gulf has operated since 1985. The upgrade's cost would be split among the facility's joint owners, which also include Entergy's Arkansas, Louisiana and New Orleans subsidiaries.
