Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant built at an 820-acre site on Bailey Peninsula of Wiscasset, Maine, in the United States. It operated from 1972 until 1996, when problems at the plant became too expensive to fix.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edgecomb and Westport.
Edgecomb
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Edgecomb is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,188 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods of East Edgecomb, North Edgecomb, and Pools Landing.
Westport
Village
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Westport Island, formerly Westport, is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. In the 19th century the island was known as Jeremysquam, a nickname islanders still use for it. The population was 719 at the 2020 census. Westport is situated 4 miles south of Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant.
Wiscasset
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Wiscasset is a town in and the seat of Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The municipality is located in the state of Maine's Mid Coast region. The population was 3,742 as of the 2020 census.
Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
- Type: Power station
- Description: nuclear power plant
- Categories: nuclear power plant and industry
- Location: Town of Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محطة مين يانكي للطاقة النووية”
- Chinese: “緬因揚基核電廠”
- French: “Centrale nucleaire de Maine Yankee”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Maine Yankee”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Maine Yankee”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Maine Yankee”
- Japanese: “メーンヤンキー原子力発電所”
- Japanese: “メインヤンキー原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Maine Yankee kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Maine Yankee kjernekraftverk”
- Russian: “АЭС Мэн Янки”
- Spanish: “Central nuclear Maine Yankee”
- Spanish: “Maine Yankee”
- Spanish: “Planta de energia nuclear Maine Yankee”
- Spanish: “Planta de energía nuclear Maine Yankee”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Montsweag and Murphys Corner.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Westport Church and Westport Island Volunteer Fire Department.
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