page_title: South Texas Nuclear Generating Station
hierarchical_section_title: South Texas Nuclear Generating Station
caption_attribution_description: English: South Texas Nuclear Generating Station.
context_page_description: The South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, is a nuclear power station southwest of Bay City, Texas, United States. STP occupies a 12,200-acre site west of the Colorado River about 90 miles southwest of Houston. It consists of two Westinghouse Pressurized Water Reactors and is cooled by a 7,000-acre reservoir, which eliminates the need for cooling towers.
  Only recently did the capacity of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2 surpass either of these Texas units.
context_section_description: The South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (also known as STP, STPEGS, South Texas Project), is a nuclear power station southwest of Bay City, Texas, United States. STP occupies a 12,200-acre (4,900 ha) site west of the Colorado River about 90 miles (140 km) southwest of Houston. It consists of two Westinghouse Pressurized Water Reactors and is cooled by a 7,000-acre (2,800 ha) reservoir, which eliminates the need for cooling towers.
  Only recently did the capacity of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2 surpass either of these Texas units.
caption: South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 (NRC image)
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