Nuclear Power Plants in United States of America

137 plants · 194,362 MW total installed capacity

#	Power plant	Capacity (MW)	Year
1	Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station	4,209.6	1986
2	Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station	3,937	1986
3	Browns Ferry	3,494	1975
4	Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant	3,494	1974
5	Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station	2,876.4	1962
6	Peach Bottom	2,876.4	1974
7	Turkey Point	2,861.2	1987
8	Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station	2,861.2	1970
9	South Texas Nuclear Generating Station	2,708.6	1988
10	South Texas Project	2,708.6	1988
11	South Texas Project Electric Generating Station	2,708.6	1988
12	Oconee Nuclear Station	2,666.7	1973
13	Oconee	2,666.7	1974
14	Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station	2,539.8	1996
15	Watts Bar Nuclear Plant	2,539.8	2006
16	TalenEnergy Susquehanna	2,532	1984
17	Susquehanna Steam Electric Station	2,532	1982
18	Byron Nuclear Generating Station	2,449.8	1985
19	Braidwood Generation Station	2,449.8	1988
20	Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station	2,449.8	1988
21	Byron Generating Station	2,449.8	1986
22	Sequoyah Nuclear Generating Station	2,441	1981
23	Sequoyah	2,441	1981
24	McGuire	2,440.6	1982
25	McGuire Nuclear Station	2,440.6	1981
26	Vogtle Electric Generating Plant	2,430	1987
27	Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant	2,430	1990
28	Comanche Peak	2,430	1991
29	Vogtle	2,430	1988
30	Catawba Nuclear Station	2,410.2	1991
31	Catawba	2,410.2	1985
32	Salem Nuclear Power Plant	2,381.8	1981
33	PSEG Salem Generating Station	2,381.8	1978
34	LaSalle Generating Station	2,340	1984
35	LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station	2,340	1982
36	Diablo Canyon Power Plant	2,323	1985
37	Diablo Canyon	2,323	1985
38	Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station	2,285.3	1978
39	Donald C Cook	2,285.3	1976
40	Limerick	2,277	1988
41	Limerick Generating Station	2,277	1986
42	San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station	2,254	1968
43	Millstone	2,162.9	1981
44	Millstone Nuclear Power Plant	2,162.9	1975
45	St Lucie	2,160	1979
46	St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant	2,160	1983
47	Quad Cities Generating Station	2,018.6	1973
48	Dresden Generating Station	2,018.6	1970
49	Brunswick Nuclear	2,003.2	1976
50	Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station	2,003.2	1975
51	North Anna Nuclear Generating Station	1,960.4	1978
52	North Anna	1,960.4	1979
53	Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station	1,901.1	1981
54	Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station	1,901.1	1974
55	Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant	1,850.4	1976
56	Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant	1,848	1975
57	Edwin I Hatch	1,848	1977
58	Beaver Valley	1,846.8	1981
59	Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station	1,846.8	1976
60	Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station	1,839	1970
61	Arkansas Nuclear One	1,824	1974
62	Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station	1,776.4	1977
63	Joseph M Farley	1,776.4	1979
64	Surry	1,695	1973
65	Surry Nuclear Power Plant	1,695	1980
66	Grand Gulf	1,440	1985
67	Grand Gulf Nuclear Generating Station	1,440	1982
68	Perry Nuclear Generating Station	1,311.6	1978
69	Perry	1,311.6	1987
70	Point Beach Nuclear Plant	1,311	1971
71	Indian Point 2	1,299	1973
72	Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station	1,290.7	1990
73	PSEG Hope Creek Generating Station	1,290.7	1986
74	Fermi	1,281	1986
75	Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station	1,281	1956
76	Wolf Creek Generating Station	1,267.7	1985
77	Seabrook	1,242	1990
78	Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant	1,242	1990
79	Callaway	1,235.8	1985
80	Callaway Energy Center	1,235.8	1984
81	Columbia Generating Station	1,200	1985
82	Waterford 3	1,199.8	1985
83	Waterford Nuclear Generating Station	1,199.8	1976
84	Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant	1,186.2	1973
85	Prairie Island	1,186.2	1974
86	Clinton Nuclear Generating Station	1,138.3	1987
87	Clinton Power Station	1,138.3	1987
88	River Bend	1,035.9	1986
89	River Bend Nuclear Generating Station	1,035.9	1985
90	Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station	1,029.6	1982
91	V C Summer	1,029.6	1984
92	Indian Point Energy Center	1,012	1974
93	Indian Point 3	1,012	1976
94	Harris	950.9	1987
95	Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant	950.9	1987
96	Davis Besse	925.2	1977
97	Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station	925.2	1977
98	Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station	918	1970
99	James A Fitzpatrick	883.3	1976
100	James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant	883.3	1975

Frequently Asked Questions: Nuclear Power in United States of America

How many Nuclear power plants are in United States of America?

United States of America has 137 Nuclear power plants; the 100 largest alone total 194,362 MW of installed capacity.

What is the largest Nuclear power plant in United States of America?

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is the largest Nuclear power plant in United States of America, with an installed capacity of 4,210 MW, commissioned in 1986.

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