How close is your home to a nuclear power plant?

[tumnasgt]

As far as I know, the closest nuclear power plant to me is in Japan, over 5500 miles away. The closest I have ever stayed overnight to a nuclear power plant is 24 miles, while in Dearborn, MI in February

[Angmaar]

83 miles from my home.
The radiation from nuclear power plants isn't much when they are working properly.
What they do with the spent uranium is a different story.

There is a coal power plant in Milwaukee, about 55 miles away.

[d0sitmatr]

65 miles to the plant in St Lucie county.

[WE3ZS]

According to the linked page I have 8 nuclear reactors operating at 5 facilities ranging from 22 to 64 miles from my home. This includes the U.S.'s second largest nuclear generating facility, a combination of two of the above facilities with 3 reactors total, 33 miles away. The four physical locations of these plants are roughly North, South, East and West of my location.

[RobertSmalls]

Originally Posted by tumnasgt

As far as I know, the closest nuclear power plant to me is in Japan, over 5500 miles away. The closest I have ever stayed overnight to a nuclear power plant is 24 miles, while in Dearborn, MI in February

I bet there are nuclear-powered ships and subs closer to you than that, courtesy of my tax dollars.

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by RobertSmalls

I bet there are nuclear-powered ships and subs closer to you than that, courtesy of my tax dollars.

They may be closer, but are not allowed into NZ waters.


The tendency in this part of Europe, is to put nuclear facilities near the border.
We do it in Belgium, the Dutch do it, and so do the French.
Does that also happen elsewhere ?
Sharing the nuclear risk with the neighbours on the other side of the state / country border ?

[groar]

In France wherever you are, you are never at more than 200km = 125mi from a nuclear plant.

I'm at 80km = 50mi from Golfech. It has 2 reactors from 93 & 95 for 1.3GW. Since 98 it has 10 incidents including 7 at level 1.

France has the second park in the world after US (58 vs 104 reactors and 101 vs 64GW) but this produces 78% of French electricity, vs 20% for US.

Denis.

[redneck]

They may be closer, but are not allowed into NZ waters.

Oh, they're there, you just don't see them...

The tendency in this part of Europe, is to put nuclear facilities near the border.
We do it in Belgium, the Dutch do it, and so do the French.
Does that also happen elsewhere ?
Sharing the nuclear risk with the neighbours on the other side of the state / country border ?

Showing a lack of confidence in their nuclear programs should be a tell-tale sign that it may not be as safe as it is made out to be.


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[RobertSmalls]

Originally Posted by euromodder

The tendency in this part of Europe, is to put nuclear facilities near the border.

It's a sign that Europeans do not think of themselves as Europeans, but rather as Belgians (or Flemish and Walloons), French, etc. I don't see that mentality much in the US, as we really are a nation, not a federation of 50 independent states. The situation in Europe would improve a few generations after member states cede most of their power to the federation, including the rights to have foreign diplomacy and to leave the EU.



Anyway, here's a map. US reactors are primarily located on the outskirts of population centers. There are a few interesting trends here, though. Check out the large number of reactors near Chicago, where the nuclear reactor was invented. There's also a disproportionate number in the South. Why do they like nuclear?

[Joenavy85]

Nearest active is 70 miles.
Nearest retired is about 15 miles.