Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant is an existing nuclear site in Houston County, Alabama. It has 2 operating reactor units (PWR) under NRC operating licences.
Screening match
Microreactor
92.6 / 100
Data for 100% of the criteria
SMR
96.1 / 100
Data for 100% of the criteria
Large reactor
90.8 / 100
Data for 100% of the criteria
Screening only — not a site suitability determination.
Location
Houston County, Alabama. Approximate location (31.22, -85.11).
Nearby candidate sites
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant ranks 1st of 9 candidate sites in Alabama by SMR match.
Scholz (FL) · former coal plant · about 41 mi away
Mitchell (GA) (GA) · former coal plant · about 60 mi away
Albany Brewery (GA) · former coal plant · about 65 mi away
Lansing Smith (FL) · former coal plant · about 75 mi away
Fort Benning (GA) · doe / federal site · about 82 mi away
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