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Description
Maine Yankee nuclear power plant, the state's only nuclear power plant, in Wiscasset.
It opened in December 1972. Voters in 1987 considered closing the plant early. The referendum failed.
Maine Yankee ceased operations in December 1996.
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About This Item
- Title: Maine Yankee, Wiscasset, 1987
- Creator: Gene Willman
- Creation Date: 1987-10-29
- Subject Date: 1987-10-29
- Location: Wiscasset, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Photograph, text
- Dimensions: 21 cm x 28 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1880, 10,20_Maine Yankee
- Collection: United Press International collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Power industry--Maine
- Maine Yankee Atomic Power Plant
- Nuclear power plants--Maine--Wiscasset
- Nuclear reactors--Maine--Wiscasset
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