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Nuclear Power

Perhaps one of the most surprising statistics about Alabama is its reliance on nuclear power.
In 2003 Alabama was 5th in the nation in power generated from nuclear reactors.  About 25% of Alabama's electricity is generated from the two plants in the state: the Brown's Ferry Nuclear plant (on the Tennessee River), which is ranked 6th on the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) list of 100 Largest Electric Plants, and the Joseph M. Farley nuclear plant (near Dothan, Houston County), which ranks 96th.

Location of Nuclear Power Plants in Alabama (base map Cartographic Research Laboratory, Dept. of Geography, University of Alabama)

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