The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, commonly referred to as Palo Verde Power Plant is a nuclear power plant located in Wintersburg, Arizona, about 45 miles (80 km) west of central Phoenix, and is currently the largest nuclear generation facility in the United States, averaging over 3.2 gigawatts (GW) of electrical power production in 2003[1] to serve approximately 4 million people.
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This is a decommissioned "cold war" nuclear missile silo, preserved in its native state, and converted into a museum for prosperity. The only thing missing are the warheads in the missile, and key parts of the rocket engines.