List of the largest nuclear power stations in the United States

US nuclear power plants, highlighting recently and soon-to-be retired plants, as of 2013 (US EIA)

Nuclear power plant locations and nameplate capacity of the top 10 states in 2015

Power plants map, August 2016

This article lists the largest nuclear power stations in the United States , in terms of nameplate capacity.

Power station	# Units	Net capacity (MWe)	State	Location
Vogtle	4	4,664	Georgia	33°08′35″N81°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″N112°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″N87°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″N96°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″N82°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″N76°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″N80°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″N84°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″N85°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″N75°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″N89°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″N75°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″N81°4′12″W / 35.05167°N 81.07000°W / 35.05167; -81.07000 (Catawba Nuclear Station)
Braidwood	2	2,389	Illinois	41°14′37″N88°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″N120°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″N88°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″N76°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″N97°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″N86°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″N73°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″N72°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″N80°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″N78°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″N80°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″N88°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″N90°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	31°56′03″N82°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″N77°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″N93°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″N76°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″N85°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″N76°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″N76°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″N91°2′54″W / 32.00667°N 91.04833°W / 32.00667; -91.04833 (Grand Gulf Nuclear Generating Station)
Turkey Point	5 (only 2 are nuclear-powered)	1,386	Florida	25°26′03″N80°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″N91°46′48″W / 38.76167°N 91.78000°W / 38.76167; -91.78000 (Callaway Plant)
Perry	1	1,256	Ohio	41°48′03″N81°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″N95°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″N70°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″N83°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″N90°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″N119°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″N88°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″N92°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″N75°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″N87°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

References

1. "Despite recent closures, U.S. nuclear capacity is scheduled to increase by 2020". eia.gov. U.S. Energy Information Administration. November 2, 2015.

External links

• List of active nuclear-powered plants in the US (2023)
• https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactors/index.html#listAlpha
• https://www.nei.org/resources/fact-sheets/u-s-nuclear-plants#