Callaway Nuclear Plant

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This is a nuclear power plant located in Callaway County, Missouri. The plant has one unit and produces 1,190 megawatts of electricity. The contract for the plant expires in 2024.

According to the Callaway Plant Media Guide, the plant design utilizes the Standardized Nuclear Unit Power Plant System (SNUPPS). Ameren owns 7,200 acres of land at the site, of which 6,300 acres is administered by the Missouri Department of Conservation. The plateau on which the plant is located is 300 feet above the Missouri River. The reactor containment building is 205 feet tall, 150 feet in diameter, and constructed of concrete and reinforced with steel. The cooling tower is 553 feet tall (the media guide notes that it is only 77 feet shorter than the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri). The tower cools approximately 585,000 gallons per minute. The Missouri River supplies the water.

The only nuclear power plant in Missouri. Run by AmerenUE, provider of power in Missouri and Illinois. The local school district as well as the surrounding communities have evacuation plans in place.