Humboldt Bay Power Plant
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Humboldt Bay Power Plant is a decommissioned power-generating facility in Northern California that formerly included both nuclear and fossil-fuel units serving the surrounding region’s electricity needs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 | 1 |
| Humboldt Bay Power Plant canonical | 1 |
| Humboldt Bay fossil-fuel units | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric power station
ⓘ
power plant ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1950s ⓘ |
| coolingSource | Humboldt Bay ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | decommissioning and storage site ⓘ |
| decommissioningActivity |
reactor dismantlement
ⓘ
site remediation ⓘ spent fuel management ⓘ |
| decommissioningStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| energySource |
fossil fuel
ⓘ
nuclear power ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
fossil-fuel emissions
ⓘ
radioactive waste management ⓘ |
| formerTechnology | boiling water reactor ⓘ |
| fuelType | uranium (for nuclear unit) ⓘ |
| gridConnection |
California electrical grid
ⓘ
surface form:
California electricity grid
|
| gridOperator | Pacific Gas and Electric Company ⓘ |
| gridRole |
baseload generation (historical)
ⓘ
regional reliability support ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Humboldt Bay Power Plant
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3
Humboldt Bay Power Plant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Humboldt Bay fossil-fuel units
|
| hasUnit |
Unit 3 (nuclear)
ⓘ
fossil-fuel steam units ⓘ gas turbine units ⓘ |
| historicalUse | combined nuclear and fossil-fuel generation ⓘ |
| industrySector | electric power industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Humboldt County
ⓘ
surface form:
Humboldt County, California
Northern California ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Eureka, California
ⓘ
Humboldt Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific coast of the United States ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the earliest commercial nuclear power plants in California ⓘ |
| operator | Pacific Gas and Electric Company ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Pacific Gas and Electric Company ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | natural gas ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| region | West Coast of the United States ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody |
California Energy Commission
ⓘ
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| safetyClassification | nuclear facility (historical) ⓘ |
| secondaryFuel | fuel oil ⓘ |
| served | regional electricity needs in Northern California ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Humboldt County
ⓘ
North Coast of California ⓘ
surface form:
North Coast region of California
|
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3
this entity surface form:
Humboldt Bay fossil-fuel units