 |
Largest Nuclear Power Plants in the
U.S.
| Plant |
Operating utility |
Capacity (net MW[e])1 |
Year operative |
| Palo Verde 3, Ariz. |
Arizona Nuclear Power Project |
1,317 |
1988 |
| Palo Verde 2, Ariz. |
Arizona Nuclear Power Project |
1,314 |
1986 |
| Palo Verde 1, Ariz. |
Arizona Nuclear Power Project |
1,311 |
1986 |
| South Texas 1, Tex. |
STP Nuclear Operating Co. |
1,280 |
1988 |
| South Texas 2, Tex. |
STP Nuclear Operating Co. |
1,280 |
1989 |
| Grand Gulf 1, Miss. |
Entergy Nuclear |
1,259 |
1985 |
| Seabrook 1, N.H. |
North Atlantic Energy Service Corp. |
1,245 |
1990 |
| Perry 1, Ohio |
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. |
1,245 |
1987 |
| Comanche Peak 1, Tex. |
Texas Utilities Electric Co. |
1,209 |
1993 |
| Callaway, Mo. |
AmerenUE |
1,190 |
1984 |
| Susquehanna 1, Pa. |
PP&L |
1,185 |
1985 |
| Braidwood 1, Ill. |
Exelon |
1,178 |
1988 |
| Waterford 3, La. |
Entergy Nuclear |
1,176 |
1985 |
| Salem 1, N.J. |
PSEG |
1,174 |
1977 |
| Byron 1, Ill. |
Exelon |
1,164 |
1985 |
| Hope Creek 1, N.J. |
PSEG |
1,161 |
1986 |
| Wolf Creek 1, Kans. |
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating |
1,160 |
1985 |
| Comanche Peak 2, Tex. |
Texas Utilities Electric Co. |
1,158 |
1993 |
| Salem 2, N.J. |
PSEG |
1,158 |
1977 |
| Braidwood 2, Ill. |
Exelon |
1,152 |
1988 |
| Vogtle 2, Ga. |
Southern Nuclear Operating Co. |
1,152 |
1989 |
| Vogtle 1, Ga. |
Southern Nuclear Operating Co. |
1,150 |
1989 |
| Sequoyah 1, Tenn. |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
1,148 |
1981 |
| Nine Mile Point 2, N.Y. |
Constellation Nuclear |
1,143 |
1988 |
| Millstone 3, Conn.. |
Dominion Generation |
1,138 |
1986 |
| Byron 2, Ill. |
Exelon |
1,136 |
1987 |
| Limerick 2, Penn. |
Exelon |
1,134 |
1990 |
| Columbia Generating, Wash. |
Energy Northwest |
1,131 |
1983 |
| Limerick 1, Penn. |
Exelon |
1,130 |
1986 |
| Catawba 1, S.C. |
Duke Power Co. |
1,129 |
1985 |
| Catawba 2, S.C. |
Duke Power Co. |
1,129 |
1986 |
| Sequoyah 2, Tenn. |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
1,126 |
1982 |
| Watts Bar 1, Tenn. |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
1,123 |
1996 |
| Diablo Canyon 1, Calif. |
PG&E |
1,122 |
1985 |
1. MW[e] = megawatts of
electricity.
Source: Nuclear Energy Institute, May 2010 update.
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