List of canceled nuclear reactors in the United States

Last updated October 28, 2024

This is a list of canceled nuclear reactors in the United States.

History

The late 1960s and early 1970s saw a rapid growth in the development of nuclear power in the United States. By 1976, however, many nuclear plant proposals were no longer viable due to a slower rate of growth in electricity demand, significant cost and time overruns, and more complex regulatory requirements. Also, there was considerable public opposition to nuclear power in the US by this time, which contributed to delays in licensing planned nuclear power stations, and further increased costs.^[1]

In 1969, a different type of reactor, Alvin Weinberg's molten salt reactor experiment at ORNL, was shut down, after proving that molten salt combined with nuclear fuel can work without a LOCA (loss of cooling accident). Although just experimental, continued and aggressive development could have paved the way to much safer and less expensive reactors.^[2] and ^[3]

By the end of the 1970s it became clear that nuclear power would not grow nearly as dramatically as once believed. This was particularly due to the Three Mile Island accident in 1979. Eventually, more than 120 reactor orders were cancelled^[4] and the construction of new reactors ground to a halt. Al Gore has commented on the historical record and reliability of nuclear power in the United States:

Of the 253 nuclear power reactors originally ordered in the United States from 1953 to 2008, 48 percent were cancelled, 11 percent were prematurely shut down, 14 percent experienced at least a one-year-or-more outage, and 27 percent are operating without having a year-plus outage. Thus, only about one fourth of those ordered, or about half of those completed, are still operating and have proved relatively reliable.^[5]

A cover story in the February 11, 1985, issue of Forbes magazine commented on the overall management of the nuclear power program in the United States:

The failure of the U.S. nuclear power program ranks as the largest managerial disaster in business history, a disaster on a monumental scale ... only the blind, or the biased, can now think that the money has been well spent. It is a defeat for the U.S. consumer and for the competitiveness of U.S. industry, for the utilities that undertook the program and for the private enterprise system that made it possible.^[6]

During the 2000s, aging infrastructure, growing power use and fears of global climate change all prompted what was then called the "nuclear renaissance". Engineering companies noted that the commissioning process was a major barrier to further construction, and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission made changes to the system as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, along with new tax incentives and loan guarantees. As many as 30 new reactors were planned by 2009.^[7]

As of February 2021^[update], only two new reactors were still under construction, both at Vogtle. The project has announced significant delays and budget overruns. Most of the other new builds and the equally extensive list of upgrades to existing reactors have been shelved .

Cancelled nuclear reactors

Name^{[n 1]}	Unit	Type	Model*	Status	Location	Net capacity in MW	Gross capacity in MW	Contract year	Construction start	Project close
Allens Creek	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Wallis, Texas	1,160	1,207	1973	-	1982-09-01
Allens Creek	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Wallis, Texas	1,160	1,207	1973	-	1976-09-01
Alabama Power Co	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Selma, Alabama			-	-	-
Alabama Power Co	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Selma, Alabama			-	-	-
Atlantic (offshore)	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Atlantic City, New Jersey	1,150	1,211	1972	-	1978-12-01
Atlantic (offshore)	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Atlantic City, New Jersey	1,150	1,211	1972	-	1978-12-01
Atlantic (offshore)	3	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Atlantic City, New Jersey	1,150	1,211	1973	-	1978-12-01
Atlantic (offshore)	4	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Atlantic City, New Jersey	1,150	1,211	1973	-	1978-12-01
Bailly (converted to coal)	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana	660	686	1967	1974-01-01	1981-08-01
Barton	1	BWR	GE BWR-6	Cancelled Plan	Clanton, Alabama	1,209	1,254	1972	-	1977-11-01
Barton	2	BWR	GE BWR-6	Cancelled Plan	Clanton, Alabama	1,209	1,254	1972	-	1977-11-01
Barton	3	BWR	GE BWR-6	Cancelled Plan	Clanton, Alabama	1,209	1,254	1974	-	1975-11-01
Barton	4	BWR	GE BWR-6	Cancelled Plan	Clanton, Alabama	1,209	1,254	1974	-	1975-11-01
Bell Bend	1	PWR	Areva EPR	Cancelled Plan	Salem, Pennsylvania	1,600	1,720	-	-	-
Bell Station	1			Cancelled Plan	Lansing, New York	838		1967	-	1972
Bellefonte	1	PWR	B&W Model 205	Suspended Construction	Scottsboro, Alabama	1,235	1,263	1970	1974-09-01	1988-01-01
Bellefonte	2	PWR	B&W Model 205	Suspended Construction	Scottsboro, Alabama	1,235	1,263	1970	1974-09-01	1988-01-01
Bellefonte	3	PWR	WH AP1000	Cancelled Plan	Scottsboro, Alabama	1117		-	-	-
Bellefonte	4	PWR	WH AP1000	Cancelled Plan	Scottsboro, Alabama	1117		-	-	-
Black Fox	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Inola, Oklahoma	1,150	1,226	1973	1978-07-01	1982-02-01
Black Fox	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Inola, Oklahoma	1,150	1,226	1973	1978-07-01	1982-02-01
Blue Hills (formerly Sunken Log)	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Jasper, Texas	930	957	1973	-	1978-08-01
Blue Hills (formerly Sunken Log)	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Jasper, Texas	930	957	1974	-	1978-08-01
Bodega Bay	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Bodega Head, California	313	589	-	1958	1964
Callaway	2	PWR		Cancelled Construction	Callaway, Missouri	1,120	1,176	1973	1975-10-01	1981-10-01
Callaway	2	PWR	Areva EPR	Cancelled Plan	Callaway, Missouri	1,600		2008	-	2015-8
Calvert Cliffs	3	PWR	Areva EPR	Cancelled Plan	Calvert County, Maryland	1,600	1,720	-	-	2015-06-08
Carroll County	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Savanna, Illinois	1,120	1,150	1978	-	1988-12-01
Carroll County	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Savanna, Illinois	1,120	1,150	1978	-	1988-12-01
Central Iowa	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Iowa	1,100	1,160	-	-	1975-09-01
Cherokee	1	PWR		Cancelled Construction	Gaffney, South Carolina	1,280	1,343	1973	1976-06-01	1983-04-01
Cherokee	2	PWR		Cancelled Construction	Gaffney, South Carolina	1,280	1,343	1973	1976-06-01	1982-11-01
Cherokee	3	PWR		Cancelled Construction	Gaffney, South Carolina	1,280	1,343	1973	1976-06-01	1982-11-01
Clinch River Breeder Reactor	1	FBR	United States Atomic Energy Commission	Cancelled Plan	Oak Ridge, Tennessee	350	380	1973	-	1983-11-01
Clinton	2	BWR	GE BWR-6	Cancelled Construction	Clinton, Illinois	933	985	1973	1975-10-01	1983-10-01
Columbia (WNP-1/WPPSS-1)	1	PWR		Cancelled Construction	Richland, Washington	1,259	1,339	1972	1975-08-01	1983-01-01
Columbia (WNP-4/WPPSS-4)	4	PWR		Cancelled Construction	Richland, Washington	1,250	1,340	1974	1975-08-01	1982-01-01
Comanche Peak	3	PWR	MHI US-APWR	Suspended Plan	Somervell County, Texas	1,700		-	-	2013-11-07
Comanche Peak	4	PWR	MHI US-APWR	Suspended Plan	Somervell County, Texas	1,700		-	-	2013-11-07
Crystal River	4	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Crystal River, Florida	897	940	1971	-	1972-07-01
Davis Besse	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Oak Harbor, Ohio	910	960	1973	-	1980-01-01
Davis Besse	3	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Oak Harbor, Ohio	910	960	1973	-	1980-01-01
Douglas Point (US)	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Charles County, Maryland	1,178	1,206	1972	-	1980-05-01
Douglas Point (US)	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Charles County, Maryland	1,178	1,206	1972	-	1978-01-01
Erie	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Berlin Heights, Ohio	1,260	1,300	1976	-	1980-01-01
Erie	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Berlin Heights, Ohio	1,260	1,300	1976	-	1980-01-01
Floating	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Jacksonville, Florida	1,150	1,211	-	-	1979-01-01
Floating	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Jacksonville, Florida	1,150	1,211	-	-	1979-01-01
Forked River	1	PWR		Cancelled Construction	Forked River, New Jersey	1,070	1,123	1969	1973-08-01	1980-11-01
Fort Calhoun	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Fort Calhoun, Nebraska	1,136	1,182	1972	-	1977-02-01
Fulton	1	HTGR	GA	Cancelled Plan	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	1,160	1,200	1971	-	1976-03-01
Fulton	2	HTGR	GA	Cancelled Plan	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	1,160	1,200	1971	-	1976-03-01
Galena	1	SFR	Toshiba 4S	Proposal Cancelled	Galena, Alaska	10		2008	-	-
Grand Gulf	2	BWR	GE BWR-6	Cancelled Construction	Port Gibson, Mississippi	1,250	1,302	1972	1974-05-01	1990-12-01
Grand Gulf	3	BWR	GE ESBWR	Cancelled Plan	Port Gibson, Mississippi	1,520	1,600	1973	-	2015-02-09
Greene County	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Clementon, New Jersey	1,191	1,277	1974	-	1979-04-01
Greenwood	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Port Huron, Michigan	1,208	1,268	1972	-	1980-03-01
Greenwood	3	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Port Huron, Michigan	1,208	1,268	1972	-	1980-03-01
Hartsville	A1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Hartsville, Tennessee	1,233	1,269	1972	1976-04-01	1984-08-01
Hartsville	A2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Hartsville, Tennessee	1,233	1,269	1972	1976-04-01	1984-08-01
Hartsville	B1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Hartsville, Tennessee	1,233	1,269	1972	1976-04-01	1982-08-01
Hartsville	B2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Hartsville, Tennessee	1,233	1,269	1972	1976-04-01	1982-08-01
Haven	1	PWR	WH 3-Loop	Cancelled Plan	Haven, Wisconsin	900	960	1973	-	1980-02-01
Haven	2	PWR	WH 3-Loop	Cancelled Plan	Haven, Wisconsin	900	960	1974	-	1978-05-01
Hope Creek	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey	1,067	1,118	1969	1976-03-01	1981-12-01
Jamesport	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Jamesport, New York	1,150	1,182	1973	-	1980-01-01
Jamesport	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Jamesport, New York	1,150	1,182	1974	-	1980-01-01
Koshkonong	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Jefferson County, Wisconsin	900	900	1973	-	1977-01-10
Koshkonong	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Jefferson County, Wisconsin	900	900	1973	-	1977-01-10
Levy County	1	PWR	WH AP1000	Cancelled Plan	Levy County, Florida	1,117		2008	-	2013-08-01
Levy County	2	PWR	WH AP1000	Cancelled Plan	Levy County, Florida	1,117		2008	-	2013-08-01
Malibu	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Corral Canyon, California	462		1963	-	1972
Marble Hill	1	PWR	WH 4-Loop	Cancelled Construction	Paynesville, Indiana	1,030	1,090	1973	1977-07-01	1984-01-01
Marble Hill	2	PWR	WH 4-Loop	Cancelled Construction	Paynesville, Indiana	1,130	1,190	1973	1977-07-01	1984-01-01
Mayport	1				Mayport, Florida			1969	-	-
Mayport	2				Mayport, Florida			1969	-	-
Midland	1	PWR	B&W	Cancelled Construction	Midland, Michigan	491	526	1968	1973-03-01	1986-07-01
Midland	2	PWR	B&W	Cancelled Construction	Midland, Michigan	816	855	1968	1973-03-01	1986-07-01
Montague	1	BWR	GE BWR-6	Cancelled Plan	Montague, Massachusetts	1,150	1,298	1974	-	1980-12-01
Montague	2	BWR	GE BWR-6	Cancelled Plan	Montague, Massachusetts	1,150	1,298	1974	-	1980-12-01
Newbold Island (relocated to Hope Creek)	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Bordentown, New Jersey			-	-	-
Newbold Island (relocated to Hope Creek)	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Bordentown, New Jersey			-	-	-
New England (NEP)	1	PWR	WH 4-Loop	Cancelled Plan	Charlestown, Rhode Island	1,150	1,194	1974	-	1980-01-01
New England (NEP)	2	PWR	WH 4-Loop	Cancelled Plan	Charlestown, Rhode Island	1,150	1,194	1974	-	1980-01-01
New Haven	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	New Haven, New Jersey	1,250	1,300	1977	-	1980-01-01
New Haven	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	New Haven, New Jersey	1,250	1,300	1977	-	1980-01-01
Nine Mile Point	3	PWR	Areva EPR	Cancelled Plan	Scriba, New York	1,600		2008	-	2013-11-25
North Anna	3	PWR		Cancelled Construction	Mineral, Virginia	907	950	1971	1971-06-01	1982-11-01
North Anna	4	PWR		Cancelled Construction	Mineral, Virginia	907	950	1971	1971-12-01	1980-11-01
North Coast (formerly Aguirre/Isolte)	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	583	614	1970	-	1978-12-01
North Coast (formerly Aguirre/Isolte)	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	-	-	1973	-	-
NYSE&G	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	New York	1,250	-	1977	-	1980
NYSE&G	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	New York	1,250	-	1977	-	1980
Orange/Orlando	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Orlando, Florida	1,300	1,360	1974	-	1975-12-01
Orange/Orlando	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Orlando, Florida	1,300	1,360	1974	-	1975-12-01
Palo Verde	4	PWR	CE	Cancelled Plan	Tonopah, Arizona	1,270	1,307	1977	-	1979-07-01
Palo Verde	5	PWR	CE	Cancelled Plan	Tonopah, Arizona	1,270	1,307	1977	-	1979-07-01
Pebble Springs	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Arlington, Oregon	1,260	1,314	1973	-	1982-09-01
Pebble Springs	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Arlington, Oregon	1,260	1,314	1974	-	1982-09-01
Perkins	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Mocksville, North Carolina	1,287	1,345	1973	-	1982-02-01
Perkins	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Mocksville, North Carolina	1,287	1,345	1973	-	1982-02-01
Perkins	3	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Mocksville, North Carolina	1,287	1,345	1973	-	1982-02-01
Perry	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Perry, Ohio	1,205	1,250	1974	1974-10-01	1984-04-01
Perryman	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Baltimore, Maryland	845	880	1972	-	1972-11-01
Perryman	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Baltimore, Maryland	845	880	1972	-	1972-11-01
Phipps Bend	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Kingsport, Tennessee	1,233	1,269	1974	1977-10-01	1982-08-01
Phipps Bend	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Kingsport, Tennessee	1,233	1,269	1974	1977-10-01	1982-08-01
Pilgrim	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Plymouth, Massachusetts	1,180	1,240	1972	-	1981-09-01
Pilgrim	3	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Plymouth, Massachusetts	1,180	1,240	-	-	1974-07-01
Quanicassee	1	PWR	WH 4-Loop	Cancelled Plan	Bay City, Michigan	1,150		1972	-	1974
Quanicassee	2	PWR	WH 4-Loop	Cancelled Plan	Bay City, Michigan	1,150		1972	-	1974
Ravenswood	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Long Island, New York	500		1962	-	1964-01-06
Ravenswood	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Long Island, New York	500		1962	-	1964-01-06
River Bend	2	BWR	GE BWR-6	Cancelled Construction	St. Francisville, Louisiana	934	991	1973	1975-08-01	1984-01-01
River Bend	3	BWR	GEH ESBWR	Cancelled Plan	St. Francisville, Louisiana	1520	1600	-	-	2015-12-04
San Joaquin Nuclear Project	1			Cancelled Plan	Kern County, California	1300		1973	-	1978-03-31
San Joaquin Nuclear Project	2			Cancelled Plan	Kern County, California	1300		1973	-	1978-03-31
San Joaquin Nuclear Project	3			Cancelled Plan	Kern County, California	1300		1973	-	1978-03-31
San Joaquin Nuclear Project	4			Cancelled Plan	Kern County, California	1300		1973	-	1978-03-31
Satsop (WNP-3/WPPSS-3)	3	PWR	Combustion Engineering	Cancelled Construction	Elma, Washington	1,240	1,324	1973	1977-04-01	1983-01-01
Satsop (WNP-5/WPPSS-5)	5	PWR	Combustion Engineering	Cancelled Construction	Elma, Washington	1,240	1,316	1974	1977-04-01	1982-01-01
Seabrook	2	PWR	WH 4LP (DRYAMB)	Cancelled Construction	Seabrook, New Hampshire	1,149	1,199	1972	1976-07-01	1988-01-01
Sears Isle	1	PWR	WH 4-Loop	Cancelled Plan	Sears Island, Maine	1,150		1974	-	1977
Shearon Harris	2	PWR	WH 3-Loop	Cancelled Construction	Bonsal, North Carolina	900	960	1971	1978-01-01	1983-12-01 (2013)
Shearon Harris	3	PWR	WH 3-Loop	Cancelled Construction	Bonsal, North Carolina	900	960	1971	1978-01-01	1983-12-01 (2013)
Shearon Harris	4	PWR	WH 3-Loop	Cancelled Construction	Bonsal, North Carolina	900	960	1971	1978-01-01	1983-12-01
Shearon Harris	2	PWR	WH AP1000	Cancelled Plan	Bonsal, North Carolina	1,117	1,250	-	-	2013-05-02
Shearon Harris	3	PWR	WH AP1000	Cancelled Plan	Bonsal, North Carolina	1,117	1,250	-	-	2013-05-02
Skagit-Hanford	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Sedro Woolley, Washington	1,275	1,335	1973	-	1983-08-01
Skagit-Hanford	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Sedro Woolley, Washington	1,275	1,335	1974	-	1983-08-01
Somerset	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Somerset, New York	1,190	1,247	1974	-	1977-05-01
Somerset	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Somerset, New York	1,190	1,247	1974	-	1977-05-01
South Dade	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Miami-Dade County, Florida	1,150	1,210	1975	-	1977-05-01
South Dade	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Miami-Dade County, Florida	1,150	1,210	1975	-	1977-05-01
South River	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	North Carolina	1,150	1,200	1973	-	1979-01-01
South River	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	North Carolina	1,150	1,200	1973	-	1979-01-01
South River	3	PWR		Cancelled Plan	North Carolina	1,150	1,200	1973	-	1974-12-01
South Texas	3	BWR	Toshiba ABWR	Cancelled Plan	Matagorda County, Texas					2018^[8]
South Texas	4	BWR	Toshiba ABWR	Cancelled Plan	Matagorda County, Texas					2018^[8]
Stanislaus	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Stanislaus County, California	1,100	1,200	1971	-	1979
Stanislaus	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Stanislaus County, California	1,100	1,200	1971	-	1979
Sterling	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Oswego, New York	1,150	1,185	1973	-	1980-01-01
Summit	1	HTGR	GA	Cancelled Plan	Whitehall, Delaware	770	781	1971	-	1975-11-01
Summit	2	HTGR	GA	Cancelled Plan	Whitehall, Delaware	770	781	1971	-	1975-11-01
Sundesert	1	PWR	WH 3-Loop	Cancelled Plan	Blythe, California	934	978	1975	-	1978-05-01
Sundesert	2	PWR	WH 3-Loop	Cancelled Plan	Blythe, California	934	978	1975	-	1978-05-01
Surry	3	PWR	WH 3-Loop	Cancelled Construction	Louisa County, Virginia	859	919	1972	1974-01-01	1977-03-01
Surry	4	PWR	WH 3-Loop	Cancelled Construction	Louisa County, Virginia	859	919	1972	1974-01-01	1977-03-01
Tyrone	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Durand, Wisconsin	1,150	1,188	1973	-	1979-07-01
Tyrone	2	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Durand, Wisconsin	1,150	1,188	1973	-	1975-12-01
Vandalia (Iowa)	1	PWR		Cancelled Plan	Vandalia, Iowa	1,270	1,300	1976	-	1982-02-01
Vidal	1	HTGR	GA	Cancelled Plan	Vidal Valley, California	770		1972	-	1974
Vidal	2	HTGR	GA	Cancelled Plan	Vidal Valley, California	770		1972	-	1974
V.C. Summer	2	PWR	WH AP1000	Cancelled Construction	Jenkinsville, South Carolina	1,117	1,250	2008	2013-03-09	2017-07-31
V.C. Summer	3	PWR	WH AP1000	Cancelled Construction	Jenkinsville, South Carolina	1,117	1,250	2008	2013-03-09	2017-07-31
Verplanck (formerly Indian Point-4)	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Buchanan, New York	1,100	1,115	1968	-	1975
Verplanck (formerly Indian Point-5)	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Buchanan, New York	1,100	1,115	1968	-	1975
Victoria County Station	1	BWR	GEH ESBWR	Cancelled Plan	Victoria County, Texas	1,535		2008	-	2012-08-28
Victoria County Station	2	BWR	GEH ESBWR	Cancelled Plan	Victoria County, Texas	1,535		2008	-	2012-08-28
Vogtle	3	PWR	WH 4-Loop	Cancelled Plan (1970s plan; Unit 3 AP1000 finished construction 2023)	Burke County, Georgia	1,113		1973	-	1974
Vogtle	4	PWR	WH 4-Loop	Cancelled Plan (1970s plan; Unit 4 AP1000 finished construction 2024)	Burke County, Georgia	1,113		1973	-	1974
Yellow Creek	1	PWR		Cancelled Construction	Corinth, Mississippi	1,285	1,339	1974	1978-02-01	1984-08-30
Yellow Creek	2	PWR		Cancelled Construction	Corinth, Mississippi	1,285	1,339	1974	1978-02-01	1984-08-30
Zimmer (converted to coal)	1	BWR	GE	Cancelled Construction	Moscow, Ohio	810	840	1969	1972-10-01	1984-01-01
Zimmer	2	BWR	GE	Cancelled Plan	Moscow, Ohio	1,125	1,172	1974	-	1984-01-01

"Model" column key: "B&W" is Babcock & Wilcox; "CE" is Combustion Engineering; "GA" is General Atomics; "GE" is General Electric; "GEH" is GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy; "MHI" is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; and "WH" is Westinghouse.

Notes

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Cancelled Reactors
Midland 1
Midland 2
Hope Creek 2
Zimmer 1
Norco 1
Shearon Harris 2
Shearon Harris 3
Shearon Harris 4
North Anna 3
North Anna 4
Surry 3
Surry 4
Floating 1
Bellefonte 1
Bellefonte 2
Perry 2
Seabrook 2
Douglas Point 1
Douglas Point 2
Greenwood 2
Greenwood 3
River Bend 2
WPPSS 1 (Hanford)
Clinton 2
Fulton 1
Fulton 2
Allens Creek 1
Allens Creek 2
Pilgrim 2
Atlantic 1
Atlantic 2
Tyrone 1
Sterling 1
Callaway 2
Perkins 1
Perkins 2
Perkins 3
Cherokee 1
Cherokee 2
Cherokee 3
Montague 1
Montague 2
Davis Besse 2
Davis Besse 3
Heaven 1
Heaven 2
WPPSS 3 (Satsop)
WPPSS 5 (Satsop)
Blue Hills 1
Blue Hills 2
WPPSS 4 (Hanford)
Pebble Springs 1
Pebble Springs 2
James Port 1
James Port 2
Hartsville A1
Hartsville A2
Hartsville B1
Hartsville B2
Skagit 1
Skagit 2
Barton 1
Barton 2
Barton 3
Barton 4
Clinch River
Marbel Hill 1
Marbel Hill 2
Fort Calhoun 2
Greene County
Phipps Bend 1
Phipps Bend 2
Black Fox 1
Black Fox 2
Yellow Creek 1
Yellow Creek 2
Nep 1
Nep 2
Erie 1
Erie 2

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References

↑ Nuclear power: Futures, Costs, and Benefits p. 16.
↑ "Time Warp: Molten Salt Reactor Experiment—Alvin Weinberg's magnum opus | ORNL".
↑ "History | Molten Salt Reactor | ORNL".
↑ Nuclear Power: Outlook for New U.S. Reactors p. 3.
↑ Al Gore (2009). Our Choice , Bloomsbury, p. 157.
↑ "Nuclear Follies", a February 11, 1985 cover story in Forbes magazine .
↑ J. Matthew Roney, "US Nuclear Power In Decline", Earth Policy Institute, 10 September 2013
1 2 "Toshiba scraps project to build ABWRs in Texas - World Nuclear News".

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[1] Nuclear power: Futures, Costs, and Benefits p. 16.

[2] "Time Warp: Molten Salt Reactor Experiment—Alvin Weinberg's magnum opus | ORNL".

[3] "History | Molten Salt Reactor | ORNL".

[4] Nuclear Power: Outlook for New U.S. Reactors p. 3.

[5] Al Gore (2009). Our Choice , Bloomsbury, p. 157.

[6] "Nuclear Follies", a February 11, 1985 cover story in Forbes magazine .

[decline-7] J. Matthew Roney, "US Nuclear Power In Decline", Earth Policy Institute, 10 September 2013

[world-nuclear-news.org-9] 1 2 "Toshiba scraps project to build ABWRs in Texas - World Nuclear News".

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