T For many today, as in 1968, expectations for nuclear energy remain high yet its future remains uncertain.Bevin Brothers Helps Transform East Hampton into Belltown, USALearn more about the programs of CT Humanities! The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires that decommissioning be completed within 60 years of closure. The spent nuclear fuel and GTCC waste is stored in compliance with NRC regulations. “State Awaits Connecticut Yankee, Nation’s Largest Nuclear Plant.” Over Time: Haddam’s Historical PopulationView of Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, Haddam Neck. Decommissioning Fuel Storage. CY was one of the recipients of the GreenCircle Award established by the CTDEEP to recognize businesses, institutions, individuals, and civic organizations who have participated in projects that promote natural resource conservation or environmental awareness.

The merger of NU and NSTAR was closed on April 10, 2012. BF Clyde and the Steam-powered Cider Mill – Who Knew?Early 20th-Century Immigration in ConnecticutThe Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 requires the US government to build and operate a national storage facility for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. The reason for the closure was because operation of the nuclear power station was no longer cost effective. In March 2014 the CTDEEP approved CY's plan to terminate the groundwater monitoring program, and in July 2014 CY requested termination of the stewardship permit. However, two reactors at the Millstone Power Station, added to the plant in 1975 and 1986, continue to operate, generating nearly 50% of the electricity produced in Connecticut today. Photograph, ca. “Connecticut: State Profile and Energy Estimates,” 2017. Spent nuclear fuel and waste continue to be stored onsite until a national storage facility is built. Future Use. About CY. Recent Aerial photos of the Connecticut Yankee Site Click Image For Larger View. “OLR Research Report: Nuclear Power in Connecticut.” State of Connecticut, General Assembly, May 26, 2010.

Millstone Power Station’s first nuclear reactor was closed in 1998 and is currently being decommissioned. “OLR Research Report: Storage of Nuclear Waste in Connecticut.” State of Connecticut, General Assembly, April 4, 2011. Crew of the Whaling Schooner Margaret 1907A Revolution On Two Wheels: Columbia BicyclesU.S. Millstone Point Company, Waterford. Photograph, 1966. Most of the site is fields and woods, home to many species of animals as shown in the photos below including a bobcat at night in a tree and a Great Egret photographed by Pierre Faber of Middle Haddam.Located in Haddam Neck, Connecticut, the Connecticut Yankee (CY) nuclear power plant began commercial operation in 1968 and produced more than 110 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity during its 28-year operating history.In 1996, the CY Board of Directors voted to permanently close and decommission the power plant. The groundwater monitoring program continued under CTDEEP oversight until 2013 and demonstrated no CY related radioactivity or chemical contamination above the approved remediation criteria. Renovations allowed the plant’s initial 490,000-watt capacity to increase to 582,000 watts, helping meet the demands of a growing population desperate for alternatives to high-priced oil-dependent sources of power. The award that was presented at a ceremony on December 2, 2015 in Hartford recognized the completion of the CY post-remediation groundwater monitoring program and the CY Stewardship Permit that documented the successful environmental restoration of the former nuclear reactor site and the completion of all the required federal and state corrective action measures necessary to release the site for unrestricted use. For more information please go to Spent Fuel Storage and Removal.The ISFSI is located on approximately 5 acres of the 525 acre CY site. Low oil and natural gas prices; increased safety regulation; periodic plant shutdowns; and public concern about the dangers of radiation leaks and waste were important factors. The Connecticut Yankee plant began operating on January 1, 1968. While Connecticut Yankee operated for nearly 29 years, generating over 110 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, high operational costs led to its closing in 1996. The five-acre storage facility is all that remains on the Connecticut Yankee site.Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, Connecticut’s first nuclear power plant, began commercial operation in Artist’s rendering of the Connecticut Yankee Power Company Plant, Haddam Neck. The plant is shown under construction – Videos . The spent nuclear fuel and GTCC waste will remain at the CY site until the federal government fulfills its commitment to remove this material as required by the Standard Contract between Connecticut Yankee and the U.S. Department of Energy and the Nuclear Waste Policy Act.

Until this occurs, Connecticut state law prohibits the construction of additional nuclear power stations in the state. Press Room FSAC.

It began commercial operations in 1968 and ran for 28 years until 1996.