The Hanford Site hosts the Columbia Generating Station, ten miles north of Richland, Washington.
Columbia Generating Station is a nuclear commercial energy facility located 10 mi north of Richland , Washington .. It is owned and operated by Energy Northwest , a Washington state , not-for-profit joint operating agency .. Energy Northwest. Energy Northwest. Licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 1983 , Columbia first produced electricity in May 1984 , and entered commercial operation in December 1984 .. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Columbia produces 1,107 megawatts net of electricity , which is about 10 percent of the electricity generated in Washington state .