Shoreham nuclear power plant
Shoreham nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in United States with 1 unit on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreham nuclear power plant | Retired | BWR | BWR | 849 | - |
Shoreham nuclear power plant in context
The one unit with both construction and grid dates on record took 13.7 years from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1980s is 7.3 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Millstone nuclear power plant (70 km), Limerick nuclear power plant (244 km) and Seabrook nuclear power plant (273 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreham nuclear power plant | 1972 | 1986 | 13.7 | 7.3 (1980s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millstone nuclear power plant | United States | 70 km | 2.2 |
| Limerick nuclear power plant | United States | 244 km | 2.4 |
| Seabrook nuclear power plant | United States | 273 km | 1.3 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
| Location | New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40.9600, -72.8657 |
| Elevation | about 10 mabove sea level |
| Setting | On the sea coast, 0.7 km from the water |
| Region | Northern America |
| Units by status | Retired: 1 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | Long Island Lighting Co |
|---|---|
| Operators | Long Island Power Authority |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data