Maine Yankee nuclear power plant

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Maine Yankee nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Lincoln County, Maine, United States.

Project Details

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

Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Operator
Retired	1972	1997	900 MW	Pressurized water reactor	Maine Yankee Atomic Power

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

Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation	Retirement date
October 1, 1968	October 23, 1972	November 8, 1972	December 28, 1972	August 1, 1997

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

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Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
860 MW	825 MW	2630 MWt

Location

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

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lincoln County, Maine, United States	43.9511, -69.6953 (exact)

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