Tuesday, January 9, 2018

PR Nuclear power

Some might not be aware that PR does have a nuclear plant. 

Sort of.

Long ago there were plans to build a reactor in the beach town of Rincon. The containment dome is still there. 

Looking for a picture just now, I see that it is now a museum. I'll have to visit and check it out. 

Lots more at this link:

http://ansnuclearcafe.org/2016/04/14/nuclear-energy-for-puerto-rico/#sthash.vuvXVlhd.dpbs

PREPA also once bought a nuclear plant back in the 1970. For many years they were spending a significant amount of money each year to keep it in storage in France. (It has been years since I've heard of this, my memory is very hazy) The nuclear cafe site above does say this:

in 1968, PRWRA began to consider a more conventional nuclear plant. In May 1970, it ordered from Westinghouse a 583-MWe two-loop pressurized water reactor plant for a site at Islote. Practically nothing was accomplished on this project, which was finally cancelled in 1978, ending the Puerto Rican era of nuclear energy projects.

(PRWRA was Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority, the predecessor to PREPA)

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