List of the largest nuclear power stations in the United States
This article lists the largest nuclear power stations in the United States, in terms of Nameplate capacity.
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Power station | # Units | Net Capacity (MWe) | State | Location |
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Vogtle | 4 | 4,664 | Georgia (U.S. state) | 33°08′35″N 81°45′57″W / 33.14306°N 81.76583°W / 33.14306; -81.76583 (Vogtle Nuclear Power Station) |
Palo Verde | 3 | 3,937 | Arizona | 33°23′21″N 112°51′54″W / 33.38917°N 112.86500°W / 33.38917; -112.86500 (Palo Verde Nuclear Power Station) |
Browns Ferry | 3 | 3,775 | Alabama | 34°42′14″N 87°07′07″W / 34.70389°N 87.11861°W / 34.70389; -87.11861 (Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station) |
South Texas | 2 | 2,560 | Texas | 28°47′44″N 96°02′56″W / 28.79556°N 96.04889°W / 28.79556; -96.04889 (South Texas Nuclear Power Station) |
Oconee | 3 | 2,538 | South Carolina | 34°47′38″N 82°53′53″W / 34.79389°N 82.89806°W / 34.79389; -82.89806 (Oconee Nuclear Power Station) |
Susquehanna | 2 | 2,514 | Pennsylvania | 41°05′20″N 76°08′56″W / 41.08889°N 76.14889°W / 41.08889; -76.14889 (Susquehanna Nuclear Power Station) |
McGuire | 2 | 2,430 | North Carolina | 35°25′57″N 80°56′54″W / 35.43250°N 80.94833°W / 35.43250; -80.94833 (McGuire Nuclear Station) |
Watts Bar | 2 | 2,339 | Tennessee | 35°36′10″N 84°47′22″W / 35.60278°N 84.78944°W / 35.60278; -84.78944 (Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station) |
Sequoyah | 2 | 2,317 | Tennessee | 35°13′35″N 85°05′30″W / 35.22639°N 85.09167°W / 35.22639; -85.09167 (Sequoyah Nuclear Power Station) |
Salem | 2 | 2,304 | New Jersey | 39°27′46″N 75°32′08″W / 39.46278°N 75.53556°W / 39.46278; -75.53556 (Salem Nuclear Power Station) |
Byron | 2 | 2,300 | Illinois | 42°4′27″N 89°16′55″W / 42.07417°N 89.28194°W / 42.07417; -89.28194 (Byron Nuclear Generating Station) |
Limerick | 2 | 2,264 | Pennsylvania | 40°13′36″N 75°35′14″W / 40.22667°N 75.58722°W / 40.22667; -75.58722 (Limerick Nuclear Power Plant) |
Catawba | 2 | 2,258 | South Carolina | 35°3′6″N 81°4′12″W / 35.05167°N 81.07000°W / 35.05167; -81.07000 (Catawba Nuclear Station) |
Braidwood | 2 | 2,389 | Illinois | 41°14′37″N 88°13′45″W / 41.24361°N 88.22917°W / 41.24361; -88.22917 (Braidwood Nuclear Power Station) |
Diablo Canyon | 2 | 2,240 | California | 35°12′39″N 120°51′22″W / 35.21083°N 120.85611°W / 35.21083; -120.85611 (Diablo Canyon Power Station) |
LaSalle | 2 | 2,234 | Illinois | 41°14′44″N 88°40′9″W / 41.24556°N 88.66917°W / 41.24556; -88.66917 (LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station) |
Peach Bottom | 2 | 2,224 | Pennsylvania | 39°45′30″N 76°16′05″W / 39.75833°N 76.26806°W / 39.75833; -76.26806 (Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station) |
Comanche Peak | 2 | 2,208 | Texas | 32°17′54″N 97°47′06″W / 32.29833°N 97.78500°W / 32.29833; -97.78500 (Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Station) |
Donald C. Cook | 2 | 2,155 | Michigan | 41°58′31″N 86°33′57″W / 41.97528°N 86.56583°W / 41.97528; -86.56583 (Donald Cook Nuclear Power Station) |
Indian Point | 3 | 2,083 | New York | 41°16′11″N 73°57′08″W / 41.26972°N 73.95222°W / 41.26972; -73.95222 (Indian Point Energy Center) |
Millstone | 2 | 2,037 | Connecticut | 41°18′43″N 72°10′07″W / 41.31194°N 72.16861°W / 41.31194; -72.16861 (Millstone Nuclear Power Station) |
Saint Lucie | 2 | 2,004 | Florida | 27°20′55″N 80°14′47″W / 27.34861°N 80.24639°W / 27.34861; -80.24639 (Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Station) |
Brunswick | 2 | 1,980 | North Carolina | 33°57′30″N 78°0′37″W / 33.95833°N 78.01028°W / 33.95833; -78.01028 (Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station) |
Beaver Valley | 2 | 1,890 | Pennsylvania | 40°37′24″N 80°25′50″W / 40.62333°N 80.43056°W / 40.62333; -80.43056 (Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station) |
Dresden | 2 | 1,885 | Illinois | 41°23′23″N 88°16′5″W / 41.38972°N 88.26806°W / 41.38972; -88.26806 (Dresden Nuclear Power Plant) |
Quad Cities | 2 | 1,880 | Illinois | 41°43′35″N 90°18′36″W / 41.72639°N 90.31000°W / 41.72639; -90.31000 (Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station) |
Edwin I. Hatch | 2 | 1,848 | Georgia (U.S. state) | 31°56′03″N 82°20′38″W / 31.93417°N 82.34389°W / 31.93417; -82.34389 (Edwin Hatch Nuclear Power Station) |
North Anna | 2 | 1,790 | Virginia | 38°03′38″N 77°47′22″W / 38.06056°N 77.78944°W / 38.06056; -77.78944 (North Anna Nuclear Power Station) |
Arkansas Nuclear One | 2 | 1,776 | Arkansas | 35°18′37″N 93°13′53″W / 35.31028°N 93.23139°W / 35.31028; -93.23139 (Arkansas Nuclear One) |
Nine Mile Point | 2 | 1,761 | New York | 43°31′15″N 76°24′25″W / 43.52083°N 76.40694°W / 43.52083; -76.40694 (Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Station) |
Joseph M. Farley | 2 | 1,757 | Alabama | 31°13′23″N 85°06′42″W / 31.22306°N 85.11167°W / 31.22306; -85.11167 (Joseph Farley Nuclear Power Station) |
Calvert Cliffs | 2 | 1,736 | Maryland | 38°25′55″N 76°26′32″W / 38.43194°N 76.44222°W / 38.43194; -76.44222 (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Station) |
Surry | 2 | 1,598 | Virginia | 37°09′56″N 76°41′52″W / 37.16556°N 76.69778°W / 37.16556; -76.69778 (Surry Nuclear Power Station) |
Grand Gulf | 1 | 1,500 | Mississippi | 32°0′24″N 91°2′54″W / 32.00667°N 91.04833°W / 32.00667; -91.04833 (Grand Gulf Nuclear Generating Station) |
Turkey Point | 5 (only 2 units are nuclear-powered) | 1,386 | Florida | 25°26′03″N 80°19′50″W / 25.43417°N 80.33056°W / 25.43417; -80.33056 (Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station) |
Callaway | 1 | 1,300 | Missouri | 38°45′42″N 91°46′48″W / 38.76167°N 91.78000°W / 38.76167; -91.78000 (Callaway Plant) |
Perry | 1 | 1,256 | Ohio | 41°48′03″N 81°08′36″W / 41.80083°N 81.14333°W / 41.80083; -81.14333 (Perry Nuclear Power Station) |
Wolf Creek | 1 | 1,250 | Kansas | 38°14′20″N 95°41′20″W / 38.23889°N 95.68889°W / 38.23889; -95.68889 (Wolf Creek Power Station) |
Seabrook | 1 | 1,244 | New Hampshire | 42°53′56″N 70°51′03″W / 42.89889°N 70.85083°W / 42.89889; -70.85083 (Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Station) |
Enrico Fermi | 1 | 1,198 | Michigan | 41°57′46″N 83°15′27″W / 41.96278°N 83.25750°W / 41.96278; -83.25750 (Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Station) |
Waterford | 1 | 1,180 | Louisiana | 29°59′43″N 90°28′16″W / 29.99528°N 90.47111°W / 29.99528; -90.47111 (Waterford Nuclear Power Station) |
Columbia | 1 | 1,170 | Washington | 46°28′16″N 119°20′02″W / 46.47111°N 119.33389°W / 46.47111; -119.33389 (Columbia Nuclear Power Station) |
Clinton | 1 | 1,098 | Illinois | 40°10′20″N 88°50′06″W / 40.17222°N 88.83500°W / 40.17222; -88.83500 (Clinton Nuclear Generating Station) |
Prairie Island | 2 | 1,096 | Minnesota | 44°37′18″N 92°37′59″W / 44.62167°N 92.63306°W / 44.62167; -92.63306 (Prairie Island Nuclear Power Station) |
Hope Creek | 1 | 1,240 | New Jersey | 39°28′04″N 75°32′17″W / 39.46778°N 75.53806°W / 39.46778; -75.53806 (Hope Creek Nuclear Power Station) |
Point Beach | 2 | 1,026 | Wisconsin | 44°16′52″N 87°32′12″W / 44.28111°N 87.53667°W / 44.28111; -87.53667 (Point Beach Nuclear Plant) |
See also
- List of largest power plants in the United States
- List of the largest coal power stations in the United States
- Largest hydroelectric power plants in the United States
- List of largest power stations in the world
- List of wind farms in the United States
- List of nuclear power stations
- Electricity sector of the United States