Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant

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Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Windham County, Vermont, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant

Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
Retired[1] 1972[1] 2014[1] 635 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-4 (Mark 1)[1] Entergy Nuclear Operations INC [100%][1] Entergy Nuclear Operations INC[1]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant

Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
December 11, 1967[1] March 24, 1972[1] September 20, 1972[1] November 30, 1972[1] December 29, 2014[1]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant

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Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
605 MW[1] 514 MW[1] 1912 MWt[1]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Windham County, Vermont, United States[2] 42.77901, -72.51301 (exact)

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222513/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=626. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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