Nuclear Power Plants in Sandy's Path

FACTBOX-U.S. nuclear units in the path of Hurricane Sandy

2:12PM ET on Friday Oct 26, 2012 by Thomson Reuters

 

Oct 26 (Reuters) - U.S. electric companies from Maine to
Florida are preparing for heavy wind, rain and flooding that
could take down power lines and could close some East Coast
nuclear plants early next week when Hurricane Sandy comes
ashore.

    There are more than a dozen nuclear plants near Hurricane
Sandy's path in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut, providing power to
millions of customers in the region. 

    The following lists the nuclear reactors and utilities in
Sandy's potential path.

    
 Plant                 State              Size    Company
                                          (MW)    
                                                                
 Brunswick             North Carolina     1,858   Duke 
                                                                
 Surry                 Virginia           1,638   Dominion
                                                                
 North Anna            Virginia           1,863   Dominion
                                                                
 Calvert Cliffs        Maryland           1,705   Constellation
                                                                
 Salem                 New Jersey         2,332   PSEG
                                                                
 Hope Creek            New Jersey         1,161   PSEG
                                                                
 Peach Bottom          Pennsylvania       2,244   Exelon
                                                                
 Limerick              Pennsylvania       2,264   Exelon
                                                                
 Three Mile Island     Pennsylvania        805    Exelon
                                                                
 Susquehanna           Pennsylavnia       2,450   PPL
                                                                
 Oyster Creek          New Jersey          615    Exelon
                                                                
 Indian Point          New York           2,063   Entergy
                                                                
 Millstone             Connecticut        2,102   Dominion
                                                                
 Pilgrim               Massachusetts       685    Entergy
                                                                
 Seabrook              New Hampshire      1,247   NextEra
                                                                
 Vermont Yankee        Vermont             620    Entergy
    

 (Reporting By Scott DiSavino; Editing by Bob Burgdorfer)

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NRC Monitors Nuclear Plants in Hurricane's Projected Path 26 Oct 2012 Nuclear reactors in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast are being monitored for potential impacts by Hurricane Sandy, a Category 1 storm that may strike anywhere from Delaware to southern New England. "Because of the size of it, we could see an impact to coastal and inland plants," Neil Sheehan, a spokesman based in Philadelphia for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said by phone today. "We will station inspectors at the sites if we know they could be directly impacted." The NRC met earlier today to discuss the necessary precautions to take for the storm, Sheehan said. Plants must begin to shut if wind speeds exceed certain limits, he said.