Nuclear candidate sites in Virginia
18 sites in Virginia that Voltane screens for new nuclear: former and retiring coal plants, nuclear plant sites and federal sites, each matched to the microreactor, SMR and large reactor profiles. Ranked by SMR match; every match is out of 100.
| Rank | Site | Type | Micro | SMR | Large |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Anna Power Station | Existing nuclear site + early site permit | 80.7 | 85.1 | 81.2 |
| 2 | Chesterfield | Former coal plant | 80.4 | 76.3 | 63.0 |
| 3 | Covington Facility | Former coal plant | 71.8 | 76.2 | 67.0 |
| 4 | Mecklenburg Power Station | Former coal plant | 91.4 | 76.1 | 72.6 |
| 5 | Glen Lyn | Former coal plant | 67.3 | 75.5 | 74.6 |
| 6 | Birchwood Power | Former coal plant | 77.3 | 75.0 | 68.3 |
| 7 | Surry Power Station | Existing nuclear site | 71.6 | 74.6 | 70.5 |
| 8 | Chesapeake | Former coal plant | 59.5 | 71.0 | 63.1 |
| 9 | Clinch River | Former coal plant | 62.1 | 70.3 | 69.4 |
| 10 | Spruance Operating Services LLC | Former coal plant | 77.2 | 68.7 | 58.4 |
| 11 | Yorktown | Former coal plant | 59.6 | 68.2 | 62.1 |
| 12 | Potomac River | Former coal plant | 71.8 | 68.0 | 55.6 |
| 13 | Dan River Power Plant | Former coal plant | 60.8 | 67.0 | 58.1 |
| 14 | James River Genco LLC | Former coal plant | 75.2 | 63.5 | 54.8 |
| 15 | Park 500 Philip Morris USA | Former coal plant | 71.8 | 63.0 | 55.8 |
| 16 | Portsmouth Genco LLC | Former coal plant | 53.1 | 58.5 | 58.4 |
| 17 | Waynesboro Virginia Plant | Former coal plant | 64.7 | 58.3 | 47.8 |
| 18 | Oilseed Plant | Former coal plant | 42.8 | 55.4 | 57.7 |
Match out of 100 to each reactor class's default profile. Screening only — not a site suitability determination.
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- The factor-by-factor breakdown: transmission, population, seismic hazard, faults, flood, water, airports, dams, pipelines and data-center load
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