Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station and FitzPatrick Power Plant, New York

Though considered separate operations, the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station and the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant are operated by the same company, and share a 900 acre site on the southeast shore of Lake Ontario. The Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station contains two boiling water reactors, with a combined generating capacity of 1,907MW.  Unit 1's initial license was issued in 1969, making it one of the oldest reactors currently operating in the U.S., while Unit 2's operating license was issued in 1987. Unit 1 draws water directly from Lake Ontario for cooling, while Unit 2 employs a 543-foot-tall natural draft cooling tower. It is owned by Exelon and Electricite de France, but operated solely by Exelon. The James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant is east of it, and contains one 838MW boiling water reactor, and relies on water drawn from Lake Ontario for cooling. Its operating license was issued in 1974, and it is owned and operated by Exelon. The plant is named after James A. FitzPatrick, the former chairman of the New York Power Authority.