Fuel type
Nuclear power plants in the United States
56 nuclear facilities totaling 104.94 GW of nameplate capacity. Illinois leads with 12.42 GW across 6 plants.
56
Plants nationwide
104.94 GW
Total capacity
1.87 GW
Average plant size
Illinois
Top state by capacity
Nuclear capacity by state
Illinois6 · 12.42 GWPennsylvania5 · 10.51 GWSouth Carolina4 · 6.88 GWGeorgia2 · 6.51 GWAlabama2 · 5.63 GWNorth Carolina3 · 5.39 GWTexas2 · 5.14 GWFlorida2 · 5.02 GWTennessee2 · 4.98 GWMichigan3 · 4.38 GWArizona1 · 4.21 GWNew Jersey2 · 3.67 GWVirginia2 · 3.66 GWNew York3 · 3.40 GWCalifornia1 · 2.32 GWConnecticut1 · 2.26 GWOhio2 · 2.24 GWLouisiana2 · 2.24 GWMinnesota2 · 1.87 GWMaryland1 · 1.85 GWArkansas1 · 1.84 GWMississippi1 · 1.44 GWWisconsin1 · 1.31 GWKansas1 · 1.30 GWNew Hampshire1 · 1.24 GWMissouri1 · 1.24 GWWashington1 · 1.20 GWNebraska1 · 801 MW
Largest nuclear plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Vogtle | Nuclear | 4.66 GW |
| Palo Verde | Nuclear | 4.21 GW |
| Browns Ferry | Nuclear | 3.85 GW |
| Peach Bottom | Nuclear | 2.88 GW |
| Turkey Point | Nuclear | 2.86 GW |
| South Texas Project | Nuclear | 2.71 GW |
| Oconee | Nuclear | 2.67 GW |
| Watts Bar Nuclear Plant | Nuclear | 2.54 GW |
| TalenEnergy Susquehanna | Nuclear | 2.53 GW |
| Braidwood Generation Station | Nuclear | 2.45 GW |
| Byron Generating Station | Nuclear | 2.45 GW |
| Sequoyah | Nuclear | 2.44 GW |
| McGuire | Nuclear | 2.44 GW |
| Comanche Peak | Nuclear | 2.43 GW |
| Catawba | Nuclear | 2.41 GW |
| PSEG Salem Generating Station | Nuclear | 2.38 GW |
| LaSalle Generating Station | Nuclear | 2.34 GW |
| Diablo Canyon | Nuclear | 2.32 GW |
| Donald C Cook | Nuclear | 2.29 GW |
| Limerick | Nuclear | 2.28 GW |
| Millstone | Nuclear | 2.26 GW |
| St Lucie | Nuclear | 2.16 GW |
| Dresden Generating Station | Nuclear | 2.02 GW |
| Quad Cities Generating Station | Nuclear | 2.02 GW |
| Brunswick Nuclear | Nuclear | 2.00 GW |