VERNON — A look at the three regional nuclear plants Entergy will be decommissioning:
Vermont Yankee
Location: Vernon
Year opened: 1972
Entergy purchased: 2002
Shutdown: 2014
Power output: 605 megawatts
Employment: About 300; about 550 prior to shutdown
Decommissioning trust fund: $664.56 million
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
Location: Plymouth, Mass.
Year opened: 1972
Entergy purchased: 1999
Shutdown: No later than 2019
Power output: 688 megawatts
Employment: 650
Decommissioning trust fund: $896.42 million
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
Location: Scriba, N.Y.
Year opened: 1975
Entergy purchased: 2000
Shutdown: Late 2016 or early 2017
Power output: 838 megawatts
Employment: 615
Decommissioning trust fund: $738.34 million