Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (CY) was a nuclear power plant located in Haddam Neck, Connecticut. The power plant is on the Connecticut River near the East Haddam Swing Bridge. The plant was commissioned in 1968, ceased electricity production in 1996, and was decommissioned by 2004. The reason for the closure was because operation of the nuclear power station was no longer cost effective. The plant had a capacity of 582MW. Demolition of the containment dome was completed the week of July 17, 2006.
| Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant | |
| Official name | Haddam Neck Nuclear Power Plant |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°28′56″N 72°29′54″W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Construction began | May 1, 1964 |
| Commission date | January 1, 1968 |
| Decommission date | December 5, 1996 |
| Owner(s) | Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company |
| Operator(s) | Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
| Cooling source | Connecticut River |
| Thermal capacity | 1 × 1825 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units decommissioned | 1 × 560 MW |
| Capacity factor | 73.5% (lifetime) |
| External links | |
| Website | Connecticut Yankee |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Kenneth Nichols, the deputy to Leslie Groves on the Manhattan Project, was a consultant for the Connecticut Yankee and Yankee Rowe nuclear power plants. He said that while the plants were considered "experimental" and were not expected to be competitive with coal and oil, they "became competitive because of inflation … and the large increase in price of coal and oil." The Connecticut Yankee plant was estimated to cost $100 million.