by David Safier
Here's hoping Hurricane Irene does minimal damage. And let's also hope the nuclear power plants in its path are more than prepared for a level 1, 2, 3 or 4 hurricane. Because if they can't withstand a "We had no idea this area would ever have a [fill in the catastrophe] of this magnitude" situation, lots of people will, one day or another, be in some very serious trouble.
A total of 12 nuclear power stations consisting of 20 distinct nuclear reactors in 9 states are in the direct path of the hurricane.
Here they are, mapped out.
Here is the list from Reuters.
STATE OWNER PLANT UNIT TYPE MWE
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Connecticut Dominion Millstone Unit 2 Combustion Engineering 884
Connecticut Dominion Millstone Unit 3 WH Four-Loop 1,227
Maryland Constellation Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 Combustion Engineering 873
Maryland Constellation Calvert Cliffs Unit 2 Combustion Engineering 862
Massachusetts Entergy Pilgrim GE-Type 3 685
New Hampshire Entergy Seabrook WH Four-Loop 1,295
New Jersey PSEG Nuclear Salem Unit 1 WH Four-Loop 1,174
New Jersey PSEG Nuclear Salem Unit 2 WH Four-Loop 1,130
New Jersey Exelon Oyster Creek GE Type 2 619
New York Entergy Indian Point 2 WH Four-Loop 1,020
New York Entergy Indian Point 3 WH Four-Loop 1,025
N. Carolina Progress Brunswick Unit 1 GE Type 4 938
N. Carolina Progress Brunswick Unit 1 GE Type 4 937
N. Carolina Progress Shearon Harris Unit 1 WH Two-Loop 900
Pennsylvania Exelon Limerick 1 GE Type 4 1,134
Pennsylvania Exelon Limerick 2 GE Type 4 1,134
Virginia Dominion Surry Unit 1 WH Three-Loop 799
Virginia Dominion Surry Unit 2 WH Three-Loop 799
Virginia Dominion North Anna Unit 1 WH Three-Loop 980.5
Virginia Dominion North Anna Unit 2 WH Three-Loop 972.9
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