SURRY

Operating

Nuclear power plant

Capacity
1,695 MW
Primary fuel
Nuclear
County
Surry County
Operator
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO
Status
Operating
Commissioned
1972
EIA plant ID
3806
Coordinates
37.1658, -76.6979

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SURRY, a 1,695 MW Nuclear power plant in Surry County, Virginia. Operated by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, commissioned 1972.

Weather peril exposure

SURRY is a 1,695 MW nuclear power plant in Surry County, VA, operated by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, commissioned in 1972. Surry County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 31st national percentile. Coastal flooding is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 89th percentile.

The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a nuclear plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.

2.2 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure
ModerateExposure band
Coastal floodingLeading peril
Very LowFEMA county risk rating

Surry County hazard ratings

PerilFEMA ratingNational percentilePeril scoreEvents per year
Coastal floodingVery Low89th4.5 of 53.7
HurricaneRelatively Low81st4.3 of 50.21
Ice stormVery Low65th3.6 of 51.4
EarthquakeVery Low53rd3.1 of 5<0.01
WildfireVery Low37th2.5 of 5<0.01
Heat waveVery Low33rd2.3 of 56.3
TornadoVery Low26th2.0 of 50.17
HailVery Low25th2.0 of 52.1
LightningVery Low24th1.9 of 543.8
Strong windVery Low22nd1.9 of 50.64
Riverine floodingVery Low10th1.4 of 50.64
Winter weatherVery Low10th1.4 of 54.2

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Surry County in the weather risk calculator

Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.

Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.