The Columbia Generating Station, the Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power plant, is again supplying enough electricity to power about 1 million homes after a 65-day refueling outage. It ...

You may be seeing more out-of-state license plates than usual around the Tri-Cities for a couple of months. RV parks and short term rentals are booked up and restaurants may be busier than usual, well ...

One of largest electricity producers in Washington state will get a $700 million upgrade that would eventually power about as many homes as there are in the Tri-Cities and Yakima. Plans are in place ...

Northwest's only commercial nuclear power plant back on the electric grid. It's making electricity just in time for a forecast heatwave in WA, OR and ID After a refueling outage, vibrations stopped ...

RICHLAND, Wash. – Energy Northwest and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) are collaborating on a major project to enhance the Pacific Northwest's energy supply. According to an Energy Northwest ...

The two workers who took the brunt of contamination during a release of radioactivity in a 2021 incident within the Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power reactor have sued Energy Northwest. The ...

July 1, 2002 — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has issued its final determination that a May inspection finding at Columbia Generating Station is of low to moderate safety ...

Columbia Generating Station will boost output by 186 MW through $700M upgrade. Three-phase project starts 2027, adds power for 125,000 more Northwest homes. BPA and Energy Northwest aim to extend ...