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Arkansas River,
Arkansas

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Arkansas River
A river of the south-central United States
rising in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado
and flowing about 2,333 km (1,450 mi)
generally southeastward to the
Mississippi River in southeast Arkansas.

Ouachita River
A river, about 965 km (600 mi) long, rising in
the Ouachita Mountains of western Arkansas and flowing east,
southeast, and south into eastern Louisiana.

Arkansas Nuclear One,
Construction of the nuclear power plant was
begun towards the end of 1969, and it took 4 years.
During the time the plant was being built, AP&L decided that a second reactor would be built in the same place.

The first reactor was named Unit 1, and the second reactor was name Unit 2.
Together, they have a combined output of about 1,800,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
Unit 1 started to produce electricity on December 19, 1974.
Unit 1 alone produces 850 kilowatt-hours.
Unit 2 started producing electricity on March 25, 1980.
Unit 2 alone produces nearly 1000 KWH.

Arkansas
A state of the south-central United States
bordered on the east by the Mississippi River.
It was admitted as the 25th state in 1836.
The region was first explored by members of
Hernando de Soto's expedition in 1541
and passed to the United States
in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city.
Population, 2,362,200+.

Updated 06-24-04

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