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Nuclear power plants in the United States

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

Development pipeline — planned & under construction

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Planned + under construction

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 nuclear plants

Crystal River
Nuclear · Crystal River, Florida · Retired
5,304 MW
Vogtle
Nuclear · Waynesboro, Georgia · Operating
4,658 MW
Project Matador Nuclear
Nuclear · Texas · Planned
4,468 MW
Palo Verde
Nuclear · Wintersburg, Arizona · Operating
4,210 MW
Browns Ferry
Nuclear · Decatur, Alabama · Operating
3,854 MW
Turkey Point
Nuclear · Homestead, Florida · Operating
3,796 MW
Peach Bottom
Nuclear · Delta, Pennsylvania · Operating
2,876 MW
South Texas Project
Nuclear · Wadsworth, Texas · Operating
2,709 MW
Oconee
Nuclear · Seneca, South Carolina · Operating
2,667 MW
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Nuclear · Spring City, Tennessee · Operating
2,540 MW
TalenEnergy Susquehanna
Nuclear · Berwick, Pennsylvania · Operating
2,532 MW
Braidwood Generation Station
Nuclear · Braceville, Illinois · Operating
2,450 MW
Byron Generating Station
Nuclear · Byron, Illinois · Operating
2,450 MW
Sequoyah
Nuclear · Soddy Daisy, Tennessee · Operating
2,441 MW
McGuire
Nuclear · Huntersville, North Carolina · Operating
2,441 MW
Comanche Peak
Nuclear · Glen Rose, Texas · Operating
2,430 MW
Catawba
Nuclear · York, South Carolina · Operating
2,410 MW
PSEG Salem Generating Station
Nuclear · Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey · Operating
2,382 MW
LaSalle Generating Station
Nuclear · Marseilles, Illinois · Operating
2,340 MW
Diablo Canyon
Nuclear · Avila Beach, California · Operating
2,323 MW
Donald C Cook
Nuclear · Bridgman, Michigan · Operating
2,285 MW
Limerick
Nuclear · Sanatoga, Pennsylvania · Operating
2,277 MW
Millstone
Nuclear · Waterford, Connecticut · Operating
2,260 MW
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
Nuclear · San Clemente, California · Retired
2,254 MW
St Lucie
Nuclear · Jensen Beach, Florida · Operating
2,160 MW

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