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NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS

This report shows how close your favorite retirement city is to any of the more than 60 nuclear power generating stations in the U.S. (see map).

A true assessment of the total risk of living near one of these stations should also include a city's natural hazards risk.

Of our 99 top retirement cities, Kailua, Hawaii is the least likely to be affected by a disastrous event at a U.S. nuclear power plant.

Nuclear Power Stations 2017

	Distance			GPTR
City/Town	(miles)	Station Name	Reactors	Rank
Kailua, HI	2,430	Diablo Canyon	(2)	1
Casper, WY	670	Columbia	(1)	2
Fort Collins, CO	660	Palo Verde	(3)	3
Boulder, CO	620	Palo Verde	(3)	4
Colorado Springs, CO	580	Palo Verde	(3)	5
Vail, CO	560	Palo Verde	(3)	6
Aspen, CO	510	Palo Verde	(3)	7
Park City, UT	500	Palo Verde	(3)	8
Provo, UT	470	Palo Verde	(3)	9
Santa Fe, NM	425	Palo Verde	(3)	10
Pocatello, ID	415	Columbia	(1)	11
Durango, CO	380	Palo Verde	(3)	12
Great Falls, MT	360	Columbia	(1)	13
Medford, OR	360	Columbia	(1)	13
Las Cruces, NM	360	Palo Verde	(3)	13
Coos Bay, OR	350	Columbia	(1)	16
Reno, NV	300	Diablo Canyon	(2)	17
South Lake Tahoe, CA	250	Diablo Canyon	(2)	18
St George, UT	250	Palo Verde	(3)	18
Bigfork, MT	245	Columbia	(1)	20
Boise, ID	245	Columbia	(1)	20
Missoula, MT	230	Columbia	(1)	22
Palm Springs, CA	230	Palo Verde	(3)	23
Bellingham, WA	220	Columbia	(1)	24
Napa, CA	220	Diablo Canyon	(2)	25
Newport Beach, CA	220	Diablo Canyon	(2)	25
Bend, OR	215	Columbia	(1)	27
Henderson, NV	215	Palo Verde	(3)	28
Port Townsend, WA	210	Columbia	(1)	29
Vancouver, WA	200	Columbia	(1)	30
Bishop, CA	195	Diablo Canyon	(2)	31
Olympia, WA	190	Columbia	(1)	32
Gainesville, FL	190	Saint Lucie	(2)	33
Fargo, ND	180	Monticello	(1)	34
Burlington, VT	170	Fitzpatrick	(1)	35
Half Moon Bay, CA	170	Diablo Canyon	(2)	36
Gulf Shores, AL	165	Farley	(2)	37
Bloomington, IN	150	Clinton	(1)	38
Clarksville, TN	150	Watts Bar	(2)	39
Sarasota, FL	150	Saint Lucie	(2)	39
Tyler, TX	145	Comanche Peak	(2)	41
Springfield, MO	135	Arkansas Nuclear	(2)	42
San Marcos, TX	130	South Texas	(2)	43
Lake Placid, NY	130	Nine Mile Point	(2)	44
Lake Placid, NY	130	Fitzpatrick	(1)
Bowling Green, KY	125	Watts Bar	(2)	45
Georgetown, TX	125	Comanche Peak	(2)	45
Newnan, GA	125	Sequoyah	(2)	45
Coeur d'Alene, ID	120	Columbia	(1)	48
Key West, FL	115	Turkey Point	(2)	49



	Distance			GPTR
City/Town	(miles)	Station Name	Reactors	Rank
Sedona, AZ	115	Palo Verde	(3)	50
Monterey, CA	105	Diablo Canyon	(2)	51
Marietta, OH	105	Beaver Valley	(2)	51
Wenatchee, WA	85	Columbia	(1)	53
Winter Haven, FL	100	Saint Lucie	(2)	54
Naples, FL	100	Turkey Point	(2)	54
Valdosta, GA	95	Hatch	(2)	56
The Woodlands, TX	85	South Texas	(2)	57
Fayetteville, AR	80	Arkansas Nuclear	(2)	58
Hilton Head, SC	80	Vogtle	(2)	58
Portland, ME	60	Seabrook	(1)	60
Prescott, AZ	80	Palo Verde	(3)	61
Chapel Hill, NC	50	Shearon-Harris	(1)	62
Champaign, IL	40	Clinton	(1)	63
Oak Ridge, TN	60	Watts Bar	(2)	64
Lynchburg, VA	75	North Anna	(2)	65
Galveston, TX	75	South Texas	(2)	65
Boone, NC	65	McGuire	(2)	67
Fond du Lac, WI	65	Point Beach	(2)	67
Kingston, NY	60	Indian Point	(2)	69
Melbourne, FL	55	Saint Lucie	(2)	70
Concord, NH	40	Seabrook	(1)	71
Concord, NH	90	Pilgrim	(1)
Ann Arbor, MI	30	Fermi	(1)	72
Ann Arbor, MI	70	Davis-Besse	(1)
Provincetown, MA	30	Pilgrim	(1)	72
Provincetown, MA	70	Seabrook	(1)
Greenville, SC	75	Summer	(1)	74
	90	Catawba	(2)
	100	McGuire	(2)
Chandler, AZ	65	Palo Verde	(3)	75
Paradise Valley, AZ	60	Palo Verde	(3)	76
Athens, GA	60	Oconee	(3)	76
Hot Springs Village, AR	50	Arkansas Nuclear	(2)	78
Rochester, MN	40	Prairie Island	(2)	79
Middleton, WI	70	Byron	(2)	80
Middleton, WI	95	Quad Cities	(2)
Cambridge, MA	30	Pilgrim	(1)	81
Cambridge, MA	40	Seabrook	(1)
Yarmouth, MA	30	Pilgrim	(1)	82
	90	Seabrook	(1)
	100	Millstone	(2)
Iowa City, IA	35	Duane Arnold	(1)	83
Iowa City, IA	65	Quad Cities	(2)
Green Bay, WI	25	Point Beach	(2)	84
San Luis Obispo, CA	12	Diablo Canyon	(2)	85
Carolina Beach, NC	10	Brunswick	(2)	86
Boca Raton, FL	55	Turkey Point	(2)	87
Boca Raton, FL	65	Saint Lucie	(2)
Pinehurst, NC	65	Robinson	(1)	88
	70	Shearon-Harris	(1)
	80	Catawba	(2)
	80	McGuire	(2)
Southampton, NY	35	Millstone	(2)	89
Southampton, NY	85	Indian Point	(2)
Stamford, CT	25	Indian Point	(2)	90
Stamford, CT	80	Millstone	(2)
Newport, RI	40	Millstone	(2)	91
	45	Pilgrim	(1)
	100	Seabrook	(1)
Gatlinburg, TN	70	Oconee	(3)	92
	75	Watts Bar	(2)
	95	Sequoyah	(2)
Williamsburg, VA	10	Surry	(2)	93
	90	North Anna	(2)
	95	Calvert Cliffs	(2)
Ocean City, NJ	30	Oyster Creek	(1)	94
	50	Hope Creek	(1)
	50	Salem	(2)
	95	Peach Bottom	(2)
Charlotte, NC	20	McGuire	(2)	95
	40	Catawba	(2)
	70	Robinson	(1)
Hanover, PA	30	Three Mile Island	(1)	96
	40	Peach Bottom	(2)
	80	Salem	(2)
	80	Limerick	(2)
	90	Hope Creek	(1)
	90	Susquehanna	(2)
Columbia, SC	25	Summer	(1)	97
	50	Catawba	(2)
	60	Robinson	(1)
	60	Vogtle	(2)
	100	McGuire	(2)
Annapolis, MD	35	Calvert Cliffs	(2)	98
	55	Peach Bottom	(2)
	70	Salem	(2)
	75	Hope Creek	(1)
	80	Three Mile Island	(1)
	100	Limerick	(2)
Princeton, NJ	45	Limerick	(2)	99
	50	Oyster Creek	(1)
	60	Indian Point	(2)
	60	Hope Creek	(1)
	70	Salem	(2)
	90	Peach Bottom	(2)
Naperville, IL	35	Braidwood	(2)	100
	40	Dresden	(2)
	55	LaSalle	(2)
	60	Byron	(2)
	95	D.C. Cook	(2)
	100	Palisades	(1)
Distances are approximate.