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Place Name
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plants
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Place Status (Type)
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point
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Location
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Oswego County, New York (NY), United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°31'N
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Longitude
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76°25'W
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plants
, 2 nuclear power-generating
stations, Oswego co., central N.Y., on S shore of L. Ontario,
7 mi/11 km NE of Oswego; 43°31'N 76°25'W.
This is one of 3 nuclear power sites in N.Y. state. Nine Mile Point
Unit 1 (opened in June 1969, 610-MW capacity) is owned by Niagara
Mohawk Power Corp., while Unit 2 (opened in 1989 with a 1,080-MW
capacity) is jointly owned by Niagara Mohawk and 4 other N.Y. state
utilities. Lake water is used for cooling purposes.
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