Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station

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Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station

NorCal AEE

May 19, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

The Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station is a decommissioned nuclear power plant that was built and operated by SMUD from 1975 to 1989. In May, our chapter got a behind-the-scenes tour of the plant. We saw:

ยท The cooling towers (the largest structures in the Central Valley)
ยท The containment building which housed the reactor and steam generators, and remaining structures that supported the turbine generator
ยท The education center, which has a scale model of the plant and a piece of the original control room
ยท The long-term storage building, which houses 15 years of fuel

Our SMUD tour guides provided an overview of nuclear power and taught us the history of the plant.

Event Cost: Free

Venue

SMUD Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station
14440 Twin Cities Rd
Herald, CA 95638 United States