ConnYankee.com
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Connecticut Yankee
Description
The Connecticut Yankee (CY) nuclear power plant, located in Haddam Neck, Connecticut, began commercial operation in 1968 and produced more than 110 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity during its 28-year operating history.
In 1996, the CY Board of Directors voted to permanently close and decommission the power plant. After two years of planning and preparation, actual decommissioning began. Decommissioning is now projected to be completed by the year 2006.
The purpose of decommissioning is to reduce the amount of plant related radioactivity on the site that allows the site to be released for future use. Decommissioning is a step-by-step, methodical deconstruction process that takes several years to complete. It involves removing and disposing of, at licensed facilities, all radioactive materials such as piping, tanks, valves, pumps and components. It also involves reducing radioactivity and hazardous materials that may remain in the buildings and on the site after everything is removed.
Contact
- Digital Remote
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- Middletown CT
- United States 06457
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