List of the largest nuclear power stations in the United States

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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. Nuclear power plants locations.png
Nuclear power plant locations and nameplate capacity of the top 10 states.
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Power plants map August 2016

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

Power station# UnitsNet Capacity (MWe)State Location
Vogtle 44,664Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia (U.S. state) 33°08′35″N81°45′57″W / 33.14306°N 81.76583°W / 33.14306; -81.76583 (Vogtle Nuclear Power Station)
Palo Verde 33,937Flag of Arizona.svg  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 33,775Flag of Alabama.svg  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 22,560Flag of Texas.svg  Texas 28°47′44″N96°02′56″W / 28.79556°N 96.04889°W / 28.79556; -96.04889 (South Texas Nuclear Power Station)
Oconee 32,538Flag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina 34°47′38″N82°53′53″W / 34.79389°N 82.89806°W / 34.79389; -82.89806 (Oconee Nuclear Power Station)
Susquehanna 22,514Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania 41°05′20″N76°08′56″W / 41.08889°N 76.14889°W / 41.08889; -76.14889 (Susquehanna Nuclear Power Station)
McGuire 22,430Flag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina 35°25′57″N80°56′54″W / 35.43250°N 80.94833°W / 35.43250; -80.94833 (McGuire Nuclear Station)
Watts Bar 22,339Flag of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee 35°36′10″N84°47′22″W / 35.60278°N 84.78944°W / 35.60278; -84.78944 (Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station)
Sequoyah 22,317Flag of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee 35°13′35″N85°05′30″W / 35.22639°N 85.09167°W / 35.22639; -85.09167 (Sequoyah Nuclear Power Station)
Salem 22,304Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey 39°27′46″N75°32′08″W / 39.46278°N 75.53556°W / 39.46278; -75.53556 (Salem Nuclear Power Station)
Byron 22,300Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 42°4′27″N89°16′55″W / 42.07417°N 89.28194°W / 42.07417; -89.28194 (Byron Nuclear Generating Station)
Limerick 22,264Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania 40°13′36″N75°35′14″W / 40.22667°N 75.58722°W / 40.22667; -75.58722 (Limerick Nuclear Power Plant)
Catawba 22,258Flag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina 35°3′6″N81°4′12″W / 35.05167°N 81.07000°W / 35.05167; -81.07000 (Catawba Nuclear Station)
Braidwood 22,389Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 41°14′37″N88°13′45″W / 41.24361°N 88.22917°W / 41.24361; -88.22917 (Braidwood Nuclear Power Station)
Diablo Canyon 22,240Flag of California.svg  California 35°12′39″N120°51′22″W / 35.21083°N 120.85611°W / 35.21083; -120.85611 (Diablo Canyon Power Station)
LaSalle 22,234Flag of Illinois.svg  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 22,224Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  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 22,208Flag of Texas.svg  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 22,155Flag of Michigan.svg  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 32,083Flag of New York.svg  New York 41°16′11″N73°57′08″W / 41.26972°N 73.95222°W / 41.26972; -73.95222 (Indian Point Energy Center)
Millstone 22,037Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 41°18′43″N72°10′07″W / 41.31194°N 72.16861°W / 41.31194; -72.16861 (Millstone Nuclear Power Station)
Saint Lucie 22,004Flag of Florida.svg  Florida 27°20′55″N80°14′47″W / 27.34861°N 80.24639°W / 27.34861; -80.24639 (Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Station)
Brunswick 21,980Flag of North Carolina.svg  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 21,890Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania 40°37′24″N80°25′50″W / 40.62333°N 80.43056°W / 40.62333; -80.43056 (Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station)
Dresden 21,885Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 41°23′23″N88°16′5″W / 41.38972°N 88.26806°W / 41.38972; -88.26806 (Dresden Nuclear Power Plant)
Quad Cities 21,880Flag of Illinois.svg  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 21,848Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia (U.S. state) 31°56′03″N82°20′38″W / 31.93417°N 82.34389°W / 31.93417; -82.34389 (Edwin Hatch Nuclear Power Station)
North Anna 21,790Flag of Virginia.svg  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 21,776Flag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas 35°18′37″N93°13′53″W / 35.31028°N 93.23139°W / 35.31028; -93.23139 (Arkansas Nuclear One)
Nine Mile Point 21,761Flag of New York.svg  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 21,757Flag of Alabama.svg  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 21,736Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland 38°25′55″N76°26′32″W / 38.43194°N 76.44222°W / 38.43194; -76.44222 (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Station)
Surry 21,598Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia 37°09′56″N76°41′52″W / 37.16556°N 76.69778°W / 37.16556; -76.69778 (Surry Nuclear Power Station)
Grand Gulf 11,500Flag of Mississippi.svg  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 units are nuclear-powered)1,386Flag of Florida.svg  Florida 25°26′03″N80°19′50″W / 25.43417°N 80.33056°W / 25.43417; -80.33056 (Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station)
Callaway 11,300Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri 38°45′42″N91°46′48″W / 38.76167°N 91.78000°W / 38.76167; -91.78000 (Callaway Plant)
Perry 11,256Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio 41°48′03″N81°08′36″W / 41.80083°N 81.14333°W / 41.80083; -81.14333 (Perry Nuclear Power Station)
Wolf Creek 11,250Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas 38°14′20″N95°41′20″W / 38.23889°N 95.68889°W / 38.23889; -95.68889 (Wolf Creek Power Station)
Seabrook 11,244Flag of New Hampshire.svg  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 11,198Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 41°57′46″N83°15′27″W / 41.96278°N 83.25750°W / 41.96278; -83.25750 (Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Station)
Waterford 11,180Flag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana 29°59′43″N90°28′16″W / 29.99528°N 90.47111°W / 29.99528; -90.47111 (Waterford Nuclear Power Station)
Columbia 11,170Flag of Washington.svg  Washington 46°28′16″N119°20′02″W / 46.47111°N 119.33389°W / 46.47111; -119.33389 (Columbia Nuclear Power Station)
Clinton 11,098Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois 40°10′20″N88°50′06″W / 40.17222°N 88.83500°W / 40.17222; -88.83500 (Clinton Nuclear Generating Station)
Prairie Island 21,096Flag of Minnesota.svg  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 11,240Flag of New Jersey.svg  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 21,026Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin 44°16′52″N87°32′12″W / 44.28111°N 87.53667°W / 44.28111; -87.53667 (Point Beach Nuclear Plant)

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