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The nuclear power plant is located 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Ft. Worth and about 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Dallas. It relies on nearby Comanche Creek Reservoir for cooling water. The plant has about 1,300 employees and is operated by Luminant Generation, a subsidiary of Vistra Corp .
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Under the New Deal Works Progress Administration (WPA), Glen Rose built a new water and sewage system in the 1930s, as well as school buildings, a canning plant, and low-water dams. [ 19 ] The Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant went online in the mid-1970s and employs over 1,000 people. [ 20 ]
Nuclear energy was discussed as a possible replacement for the coal-fired Comanche 3 power plant at a "town hall" meeting in July 2021 where Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar and former Pueblo County ...
May 14—State Rep. Brooks Landgraf and Waco economist Ray Perryman say nuclear power should be at the forefront of the innovations that'll be necessary to give Texas and the nation the energy ...
At the same time, Glen Rose's population grew from 1,050 in 1940 to 1,248 in 1950. The construction of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in the mid-1970s brought financial advantages and new residents to the area. The city's population rose 34 percent between 1970 and 1980. The nuclear plant dominated the local economy.
The primary purpose is cooling for Comanche Peak Nuclear Generating Station. During full operation of both units of Comanche Peak, 2.2 million US gallons (8,300 m 3) of water are pumped through the plant's main condensers from Comanche Creek Reservoir. [2] The water is relatively clear and provides good bass fishing. The shoreline is rocky.
On December 6, 1971, Houston Lighting & Power Co. (HL&P), the City of Austin, the City of San Antonio, and the Central Power and Light Co. (CPL) initiated a feasibility study of constructing a jointly-owned nuclear plant. The initial cost estimate for the plant was $974 million [5] (equivalent to approximately $5,700,741,167 in 2015 dollars [6]).