Nuclear candidate sites in Wisconsin
19 sites in Wisconsin 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 | Columbia (WI) | Retiring coal plant | 88.0 | 91.7 | 84.5 |
| 2 | Alma | Former coal plant | 83.6 | 85.9 | 85.0 |
| 3 | Kewaunee Power Station | Shut-down nuclear site | 74.5 | 84.2 | 78.4 |
| 4 | Point Beach Nuclear Plant | Existing nuclear site | 75.3 | 82.2 | 77.9 |
| 5 | Pleasant Prairie | Former coal plant | 82.2 | 79.1 | 65.3 |
| 6 | Nelson Dewey Generating Station | Former coal plant | 65.8 | 75.6 | 80.1 |
| 7 | Edgewater | Former coal plant | 72.6 | 74.8 | 67.8 |
| 8 | Port Washington Generating Station | Former coal plant | 78.9 | 74.6 | 70.4 |
| 9 | South Oak Creek | Former coal plant + retiring coal plant | 76.6 | 73.5 | 67.5 |
| 10 | Blount Street | Former coal plant | 81.1 | 71.4 | 67.3 |
| 11 | Niagara Mill | Former coal plant | 60.8 | 70.4 | 79.5 |
| 12 | Milwaukee County | Former coal plant | 76.7 | 70.0 | 57.2 |
| 13 | Whiting Mill | Former coal plant | 58.3 | 67.9 | 69.6 |
| 14 | Weston | Former coal plant | 54.2 | 66.1 | 66.5 |
| 15 | Consumer Operations LLC | Former coal plant | 74.6 | 65.7 | 63.5 |
| 16 | La Crosse (LACBWR) | Former coal plant + shut-down nuclear site | 67.6 | 64.7 | 60.8 |
| 17 | Pulliam | Former coal plant | 66.3 | 62.3 | 57.7 |
| 18 | Manitowoc | Former coal plant | 65.6 | 59.5 | 60.1 |
| 19 | Menasha | Former coal plant | 69.7 | 56.4 | 56.4 |
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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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