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The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, near Tonopah, Arizona, 50 miles west of Phoenix, serve as a backup cooling source for others within the plant — the largest private nuclear plant in the nation.

It serves parts of five Southwestern U.S. states. It employs 2,500 people in the remote area. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, near Tonopah, Arizona, 50 miles west of Phoenix, serve as a backup cooling source for others within the plant — the largest private nuclear plant in the nation.

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