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Louisiana’s nuclear plants struggled for stability long before May blackout

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KEY TAKEAWAYS: Louisiana‘s Waterford 3 and River Bend nuclear plants operated below full capacity or offline in 2023. Waterford 3 faced transformer limits and multiple outages totaling 49 days. River Bend Station was offline 54 days and below capacity for 29 days. Reduced nuclear output contributed to a May 25 emergency power shutdown affecting 100,000 residents. Louisiana’s two nuclear power plants, which federal regulators rated as perfo…

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Louisiana’s nuclear plants struggled for stability long before May blackout

(The Center Square) − Louisiana's two nuclear power plants, which federal regulators rated as performing "within the expected range" in 2023, have spent much of the past year operating below

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