Design and Function
Vermont Yankee is a BWR-4 Boiling water reactor with a Mark I containment structure. It provided 71.8% of all electricity generated in Vermont in 2008 and meets 35% of the overall electricity requirements of the state.
It was originally designed and constructed for 500 MW electrical output. In 2006, it was upgraded to 620 MW electrical output. The reactor produces 1912 MW of heat which is converted to electricity at 32% efficiency to generate the 620 MW electrical output
The reactor core holds up to 368 fuel assemblies, and 89 control rods. The spent fuel pool is allowed to contain up to 3353 spent fuel assemblies.
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