River Bend Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power station on a 3300 acre site near St. Francisville, Louisiana in West Feliciana Parish, approximately 30 mi north of Baton Rouge. The station has one sixth generation General Electric[2] boiling water reactor that has a nominal gross electric output of about 1010 MWe. Commercial operation began on June 16, 1986. In 2003, owners applied and were approved for a power upgrade of approximately 52 megawatts in 2003. The nameplate capacity is 974 MW.[3]
River Bend is operated by Entergy, which owns 100% of the station through its subsidiary, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana. The plant's operating license will expire in 2045.[4]
The Site Vice President is Phil Hansett, the General Manager of Plant Operations is Rob Melton, and the Senior Operations Manager is Danny James. The station employs 870 full time employees.[3]