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Nuclear power plants in the United States

56 nuclear power plants across 32 states — capacity, location, and planned additions, from EIA data.

Development pipeline — planned & under construction

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Planned pipeline — new additions by fuel type

Top states by capacity — capacity · plants

Illinois12 GW · 6
Florida11 GW · 3
Pennsylvania11 GW · 5
Texas9.6 GW · 3
South Carolina7.1 GW · 4
Georgia6.5 GW · 2
New York5.7 GW · 5
Alabama5.6 GW · 2
North Carolina5.4 GW · 3
Tennessee5 GW · 2

All states

Illinois612.4 GWNew York55.7 GWPennsylvania510.5 GWSouth Carolina47.1 GWFlorida311.3 GWNorth Carolina35.4 GWTexas39.6 GWMichigan34.4 GWNew Jersey34.2 GWGeorgia26.5 GWMinnesota21.9 GWTennessee25 GWNebraska21.3 GWLouisiana22.2 GWOhio22.2 GWAlabama25.6 GWVirginia23.7 GWWisconsin21.9 GWCalifornia24.6 GWKansas11.3 GWNew Hampshire11.2 GWMississippi11.4 GWMissouri11.2 GWArkansas11.8 GWConnecticut12.3 GWMaryland11.9 GWWyoming1500 MWWashington11.2 GWMassachusetts1670 MWIowa1680 MWVermont1563 MWArizona14.2 GW

Largest next additions — planned & under construction

Project Matador Nuclear
Nuclear · Texas · Planned · exp. 2031
4,468 MW
Kemmerer Unit 1
Nuclear · Kemmerer, Wyoming · Under construction · exp. 2030
500 MW

Largest nuclear plants

Vogtle
Nuclear · Waynesboro, Georgia · Operating · COD 1987
4,658 MW
Palo Verde
Nuclear · Wintersburg, Arizona · Operating · COD 1986
4,210 MW
Browns Ferry
Nuclear · Decatur, Alabama · Operating · COD 1974
3,854 MW
Turkey Point
Nuclear · Homestead, Florida · Operating · COD 1972
3,796 MW
Peach Bottom
Nuclear · Delta, Pennsylvania · Operating · COD 1974
2,876 MW
South Texas Project
Nuclear · Wadsworth, Texas · Operating · COD 1988
2,709 MW
Oconee
Nuclear · Seneca, South Carolina · Operating · COD 1973
2,667 MW
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Nuclear · Spring City, Tennessee · Operating · COD 1996
2,540 MW
TalenEnergy Susquehanna
Nuclear · Berwick, Pennsylvania · Operating · COD 1983
2,532 MW
Byron Generating Station
Nuclear · Byron, Illinois · Operating · COD 1985
2,450 MW
Braidwood Generation Station
Nuclear · Braceville, Illinois · Operating · COD 1988
2,450 MW
Sequoyah
Nuclear · Soddy Daisy, Tennessee · Operating · COD 1981
2,441 MW
McGuire
Nuclear · Huntersville, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1981
2,441 MW
Comanche Peak
Nuclear · Glen Rose, Texas · Operating · COD 1990
2,430 MW
Catawba
Nuclear · York, South Carolina · Operating · COD 1985
2,410 MW
PSEG Salem Generating Station
Nuclear · Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey · Operating · COD 1971
2,382 MW
LaSalle Generating Station
Nuclear · Marseilles, Illinois · Operating · COD 1984
2,340 MW
Diablo Canyon
Nuclear · Avila Beach, California · Operating · COD 1985
2,323 MW
Donald C Cook
Nuclear · Bridgman, Michigan · Operating · COD 1975
2,285 MW
Limerick
Nuclear · Sanatoga, Pennsylvania · Operating · COD 1986
2,277 MW
Millstone
Nuclear · Waterford, Connecticut · Operating · COD 1975
2,260 MW
St Lucie
Nuclear · Jensen Beach, Florida · Operating · COD 1976
2,160 MW
Quad Cities Generating Station
Nuclear · Cordova, Illinois · Operating · COD 1972
2,019 MW
Dresden Generating Station
Nuclear · Morris, Illinois · Operating · COD 1970
2,019 MW
Brunswick Nuclear
Nuclear · Southport, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1975
2,003 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)