Topic - Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant

Vermont Yankee is a General Electric boiling water reactor (BWR) type nuclear power plant currently owned by Entergy. It is located in the town of Vernon, Vermont and generates 620 megawatts (MWe) of electricity. The plant began commercial operations in 1972. It provided 71.8% of all electricity generated in Vermont in 2008and meets 35% of the overall electricity requirements of the state. - Source: Wikipedia

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