Waterford Nuclear Generating Station
The Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, also known as Waterford 3, is a nuclear power plant located on a 3,000-acre plot in Killona, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish, about 25 miles west of New Orleans.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Power station
- Description: Nuclear power plant in Charles Parish, Louisiana
- Also known as: “Waterford 3 Nuclear Generating Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam.
Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam
Dam
Photo: TeamNOLAcoe, GFDL.
The Bonnet Carré Spillway is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, about 12 miles west of New Orleans, it allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and thence into the Gulf of Mexico. Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam is situated 2 miles east of Waterford Nuclear Generating Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Killona and Norco.
Killona
Hamlet
Killona is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 724 in 2020. On December 14, 2022, the town was hit by a destructive and deadly EF2 tornado that damaged or destroyed numerous structures, killed one person, and injured eight others.
Norco
Village
Norco is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,984 at the 2020 census. The community is home to a major Shell/Valero manufacturing complex. Norco is situated 3½ miles east of Waterford Nuclear Generating Station.
Hahnville
Village
Hahnville is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,792 at the 2000 census and 2,959 in 2020. It was founded by former governor Michael Hahn. Hahnville is situated 4 miles east of Waterford Nuclear Generating Station.
Waterford Nuclear Generating Station
- Categories: nuclear power plant and industry
- Location: St. Charles, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.99337° or 29° 59′ 36″ northLongitude
-90.47036° or 90° 28′ 13″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Inception
1985Operator
Entergy LouisianaOpen location code
76XFXGVH+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1175928952OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Waterford Nuclear Generating Station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محطة وترفورد النووية”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Waterford”
- French: “Centrale nucleaire de Waterford”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Waterford”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de waterford”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Waterford”
- French: “Centrale Nucléaire De Waterford”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Waterford”
- Japanese: “ウォーターフォード原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Waterford kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Waterford kjernekraftverk”
- Russian: “АЭС Уотерфорд”
- Spanish: “Planta de energia nuclear Waterford”
- Spanish: “Planta de energía nuclear Waterford”
- Spanish: “Waterford Nuclear Generating Station”
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