Nuclear & Uranium
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State Nuclear Profiles
Data for 2010 | Release Date: April 26, 2012 | Next Release: February 2013 | full report
Nuclear Profile 2010 Vermont profile
Primary energy source | Summer capacity (mw) |
Share of State total (percent) |
Net generation (thousand mwh) |
Share of State total (percent) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nuclear | 620 | 55.0 | 4,782 | 72.2 |
Hydro and Pumped Storage | 324 | 28.7 | 1,347 | 20.3 |
Natural Gas | - | - | 4 | 0.1 |
Other Renewable1 | 84 | 7.5 | 482 | 7.3 |
Petroleum | 100 | 8.9 | 5 | 0.1 |
Total | 1,128 | 100.0 | 6,620 | 100.0 |
1Municipal Solid Waste net generation is allocated according to the biogenic and non-biogenic components of the fuel; however, all Municipal Solid Waste summer capacity is classified as Renewable. - = No data reported. Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Other Renewable: Wood, black liquor, other wood waste, biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agriculture byproducts, other biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, photovoltaic energy, and wind. Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |
Plants in State
Operator: Entergy Nuclear Operations
Location and Service Territory: The plant is on a 125-acre site at Vernon, Vermont, in Windham County.
Staffing: 650 employees
Reactor Description: General Electric Type 4 boiling water reactor
Cooling System: Vermont Yankee draws its cooling water from the Connecticut River.