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.

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
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station 3 3,942  Arizona 33°23′21″N 112°51′54″W / 33.38917°N 112.86500°W / 33.38917; -112.86500 (Palo Verde Nuclear Power Station)
Browns Ferry 3 3,297  Alabama 34°42′14″N 87°07′07″W / 34.70389°N 87.11861°W / 34.70389; -87.11861 (Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station)
South Texas Nuclear Generating Station 2 2,760  Texas 28°47′44″N 96°02′56″W / 28.79556°N 96.04889°W / 28.79556; -96.04889 (South Texas Nuclear Power Station)
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station 2 2,700  Pennsylvania 41°05′20″N 76°08′56″W / 41.08889°N 76.14889°W / 41.08889; -76.14889 (Susquehanna Nuclear Power Station)
Oconee Nuclear Generating Station 3 2,538  South Carolina 34°47′38″N 82°53′53″W / 34.79389°N 82.89806°W / 34.79389; -82.89806 (Oconee Nuclear Power Station)
Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station 2 2,500  Illinois 41°14′37″N 88°13′45″W / 41.24361°N 88.22917°W / 41.24361; -88.22917 (Braidwood Nuclear Power Station)
Byron Nuclear Generating Station 2 2,452  Illinois 42°4′27″N 89°16′55″W / 42.07417°N 89.28194°W / 42.07417; -89.28194 (Byron Nuclear Generating Station)
McGuire Nuclear Station 2 2,430  North Carolina 35°25′57″N 80°56′54″W / 35.43250°N 80.94833°W / 35.43250; -80.94833 (McGuire Nuclear Station)
Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station 2 2,339  Tennessee 35°36′10″N 84°47′22″W / 35.60278°N 84.78944°W / 35.60278; -84.78944 (Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station)
Sequoyah Nuclear Generating Station 2 2,317  Tennessee 35°13′35″N 85°05′30″W / 35.22639°N 85.09167°W / 35.22639; -85.09167 (Sequoyah Nuclear Power Station)
Salem Nuclear Power Plant 2 2,304  Delaware 39°27′46″N 75°32′08″W / 39.46278°N 75.53556°W / 39.46278; -75.53556 (Salem Nuclear Power Station)
Limerick Nuclear Power Plant 2 2,264  Pennsylvania 40°13′36″N 75°35′14″W / 40.22667°N 75.58722°W / 40.22667; -75.58722 (Limerick Nuclear Power Plant)
Catawba Nuclear Station 2 2,258  South Carolina 35°3′6″N 81°4′12″W / 35.05167°N 81.07000°W / 35.05167; -81.07000 (Catawba Nuclear Station)
Diablo Canyon Power Plant 2 2,240  California 35°12′39″N 120°51′22″W / 35.21083°N 120.85611°W / 35.21083; -120.85611 (Diablo Canyon Power Station)
LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station 2 2,234  Illinois 41°14′44″N 88°40′9″W / 41.24556°N 88.66917°W / 41.24556; -88.66917 (LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station)
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 2 2,234  Georgia 33°08′35″N 81°45′57″W / 33.14306°N 81.76583°W / 33.14306; -81.76583 (Vogtle Nuclear Power Station)
Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station 2 2,224  Pennsylvania 39°45′30″N 76°16′05″W / 39.75833°N 76.26806°W / 39.75833; -76.26806 (Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station)
Comanche Peak Nuclear Generating Station 2 2,208  Texas 32°17′54″N 97°47′06″W / 32.29833°N 97.78500°W / 32.29833; -97.78500 (Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Station)
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station 2 2,155  Michigan 41°58′31″N 86°33′57″W / 41.97528°N 86.56583°W / 41.97528; -86.56583 (Donald Cook Nuclear Power Station)
Indian Point Energy Center 2 2,083  New York 41°16′11″N 73°57′08″W / 41.26972°N 73.95222°W / 41.26972; -73.95222 (Indian Point Energy Center)
Millstone Nuclear Power Plant 2 2,037  Connecticut 41°18′43″N 72°10′07″W / 41.31194°N 72.16861°W / 41.31194; -72.16861 (Millstone Nuclear Power Station)
Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Station 2 2,004  Florida 27°20′55″N 80°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″N 78°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″N 80°25′50″W / 40.62333°N 80.43056°W / 40.62333; -80.43056 (Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station)
Dresden Nuclear Power Plant 2 1,885  Illinois 41°23′23″N 88°16′5″W / 41.38972°N 88.26806°W / 41.38972; -88.26806 (Dresden Nuclear Power Plant)
Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station 2 1,880  Illinois 41°43′35″N 90°18′36″W / 41.72639°N 90.31000°W / 41.72639; -90.31000 (Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station)
Edwin Hatch Nuclear Power Station 2 1,848  Georgia 31°56′03″N 82°20′38″W / 31.93417°N 82.34389°W / 31.93417; -82.34389 (Edwin Hatch Nuclear Power Station)
North Anna Nuclear Generating Station 2 1,790  Virginia 38°03′38″N 77°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″N 93°13′53″W / 35.31028°N 93.23139°W / 35.31028; -93.23139 (Arkansas Nuclear One)
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station 2 1,761  New York 43°31′15″N 76°24′25″W / 43.52083°N 76.40694°W / 43.52083; -76.40694 (Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Station)
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station 2 1,757  Alabama 31°13′23″N 85°06′42″W / 31.22306°N 85.11167°W / 31.22306; -85.11167 (Joseph Farley Nuclear Power Station)
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant 2 1,736  Maryland 38°25′55″N 76°26′32″W / 38.43194°N 76.44222°W / 38.43194; -76.44222 (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Station)
Surry Nuclear Power Plant 2 1,598  Virginia 37°09′56″N 76°41′52″W / 37.16556°N 76.69778°W / 37.16556; -76.69778 (Surry Nuclear Power Station)
Grand Gulf Nuclear Generating Station 1 1,500  Mississippi 32°0′24″N 91°2′54″W / 32.00667°N 91.04833°W / 32.00667; -91.04833 (Grand Gulf Nuclear Generating Station)
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station 2 1,386  Florida 25°26′03″N 80°19′50″W / 25.43417°N 80.33056°W / 25.43417; -80.33056 (Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station)
Callaway Plant 1 1,300  Missouri 38°45′42″N 91°46′48″W / 38.76167°N 91.78000°W / 38.76167; -91.78000 (Callaway Plant)
Wolf Creek Generating Station 1 1,250  Kansas 38°14′20″N 95°41′20″W / 38.23889°N 95.68889°W / 38.23889; -95.68889 (Wolf Creek Power Station)
Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant 1 1,244  New Hampshire 42°53′56″N 70°51′03″W / 42.89889°N 70.85083°W / 42.89889; -70.85083 (Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Station)
Perry Nuclear Generating Station 1 1,231  Ohio 41°48′03″N 81°08′36″W / 41.80083°N 81.14333°W / 41.80083; -81.14333 (Perry Nuclear Power Station)
Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station 1 1,198  Michigan 41°57′46″N 83°15′27″W / 41.96278°N 83.25750°W / 41.96278; -83.25750 (Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Station)
Waterford Nuclear Generating Station 1 1,180  Louisiana 29°59′43″N 90°28′16″W / 29.99528°N 90.47111°W / 29.99528; -90.47111 (Waterford Nuclear Power Station)
Columbia Generating Station 1 1,170  Washington 46°28′16″N 119°20′02″W / 46.47111°N 119.33389°W / 46.47111; -119.33389 (Columbia Nuclear Power Station)
Clinton Nuclear Generating Station 1 1,098  Illinois 40°10′20″N 88°50′06″W / 40.17222°N 88.83500°W / 40.17222; -88.83500 (Clinton Nuclear Generating Station)
Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant 2 1,096  Minnesota 44°37′18″N 92°37′59″W / 44.62167°N 92.63306°W / 44.62167; -92.63306 (Prairie Island Nuclear Power Station)
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station 1 1,059  New Jersey 39°28′04″N 75°32′17″W / 39.46778°N 75.53806°W / 39.46778; -75.53806 (Hope Creek Nuclear Power Station)
Point Beach Nuclear Plant 2 1,026  Wisconsin 44°16′52″N 87°32′12″W / 44.28111°N 87.53667°W / 44.28111; -87.53667 (Point Beach Nuclear Plant)

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