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The Callaway Plant is a nuclear power plant located in Callaway County, Missouri. The plant is Missouri's only nuclear power plant and is close to Fulton, Missouri. [2] The 2,767 acres (1,120 ha) site began operations on December 19, 1984.
Callaway Energy Center is the only nuclear energy center among the companies' 15 generating facilities. Callaway is the second largest power producer on the Ameren Missouri system producing 24% of the company's electricity.
The Callaway Nuclear Plant’s cooling tower rises above the mid-Missouri horizon, releasing a cloud of water vapor into the sky. This is Missouri’s only electricity-generating nuclear reactor, and it’s celebrating its 40th birthday this year.
Callaway Plant, Unit 1. Location: Fulton, MO (25 miles ENE of Jefferson City, MO) in Region IV. Operator: Union Electric Co. Operating License: Issued – 10/18/1984. Renewed License: Issued – 03/06/2015. License Expires: 10/18/2044. Docket Number: 05000483. Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor.
Callaway was designed to ensure it could withstand earthquakes, tornadoes and other natural and man-made hazards. The reactor containment building features steel-reinforced concrete walls that are four feet thick.
The Callaway Energy Center nuclear power plant is having and will have upgrades made to extend its operational life and increase efficiency through the next 24 or 44 years, according to...
The 1,190-MW Callaway Energy Center in Missouri is back in operation after an outage to rewind the generator on the single-reactor nuclear power plant.
AmerenUE’s Callaway Nuclear Plant, located near Fulton, Mo., has returned to service after shutting down April 1 for regularly scheduled refueling and maintenance. The plant began generating electricity again at 5:56 a.m. today. Refueling outages at the 1,190-megawatt plant occur every 18 months.
Ameren Missouri's Callaway Nuclear Power Plant last April in Callaway County, as seen from a LightHawk flight. Amid a federal push to expand nuclear to combat climate change, Missouri and Illinois are weighing the possibilities of new technology and aging plants.
The 1,190-megawatt Callaway reactor is not running as a result, the company said in a statement Thursday. As Ameren investigates and remedies the cause, the utility did not specify when the central Missouri plant — about 30 miles northwest of Jefferson City — will be brought back online.