United States · 41.483, -72.500Connecticut Yankee
Connecticut Yankee, nuclear power plant in United States, operated one pressurized water reactor between 1968 and 1996 and is now shut down.
- Country
- United States
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- PWR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1968
- Operator
- Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power
- Owner
- Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co
- Status
- Shut down
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Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
0 operating
First start-up
1968
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Yankee | Pressurized water (PWR) | WH (DRY) | Shut down | 560 | 1,825 | May 1, 1964 | Aug 1967 | Dec 1996 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Global Energy Monitor · updated on Aug 1, 2026
Connecticut Yankee, a 560 MWe PWR (WH (DRY)), started construction in 1964 and operated from 1967 to 1996.
Operator: Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power.
Owner: Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co.