Maine Yankee nuclear power plant
Maine Yankee nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in United States with 1 unit on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Yankee nuclear power plant | Retired | PWR | - | 900 | 1972 |
Unit by unit
Each unit's rating, type and milestone dates as recorded by the Global Nuclear Power Tracker, with any correction we made to it. A dash or "not disclosed" means the source does not give the value.
Maine Yankee nuclear power plant Retired
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 900MW |
| Net capacity | 860MW |
| Thermal output | 2,630MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Operator | Maine Yankee Atomic Power |
| Construction start | 1 Oct 1968 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 23 Oct 1972 |
| Grid connection | 8 Nov 1972 |
| Commercial operation | 28 Dec 1972 |
| Permanent shutdown | 1 Aug 1997 |
Maine Yankee nuclear power plant in context
The one unit with both construction and grid dates on record took 4.1 years from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1970s is 5.4 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Seabrook nuclear power plant (150 km) and Point Lepreau nuclear power plant (285 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Yankee nuclear power plant | 1968 | 1972 | 4.1 | 5.4 (1970s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seabrook nuclear power plant | United States | 150 km | 1.3 |
| Point Lepreau nuclear power plant | Canada | 285 km | 0.7 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
| Location | Maine, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43.9511, -69.6953 |
| Elevation | about 15 mabove sea level |
| Setting | On the sea coast, 0.4 km from the water |
| Region | Northern America |
| Units by status | Retired: 1 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | |
|---|---|
| Operators | Maine Yankee Atomic Power |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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