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Largest Nuclear Power Plants in the
U.S.
| Plant |
Operating utility |
Capacity (net MW[e])1 |
Year operative |
| Palo Verde 2, Ariz. |
Arizona Nuclear Power Project |
1,335 |
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 |
1,263 |
1985 |
| Palo Verde 3, Ariz. |
Arizona Nuclear Power Project |
1,247 |
1988 |
| Palo Verde 1, Ariz. |
Arizona Nuclear Power Project |
1,243 |
1986 |
| Perry 1, Ohio |
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. |
1,235 |
1987 |
| Byron 1, Ill. |
Exelon |
1,194 |
1985 |
| Braidwood 1, Ill. |
Exelon |
1,185 |
1988 |
| Braidwood 2, Ill. |
Exelon |
1,177 |
1988 |
| Wolf Creek, Kans. |
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating |
1,165 |
1985 |
| Byron 2, Ill. |
Exelon |
1,162 |
1987 |
| Seabrook 1, N.H. |
North Atlantic Energy Service
Corp. |
1,159 |
1990 |
| Vogtle 1 Ga. |
Southern Nuclear Operating Co. |
1,152 |
1987 |
| Sequoyah 1, Tenn. |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
1,150 |
1981 |
| Vogtle 2 Ga. |
Southern Nuclear Operating Co. |
1,149 |
1989 |
| LaSalle 2 |
Exelon |
1,147 |
1984 |
| LaSalle 1 |
Exelon |
1,146 |
1984 |
| Susquehanna 2 |
PP&L |
1,140 |
1985 |
| Callaway 1, Mo. |
AmerenUE |
1,137 |
1984 |
| Nine Mile Point 2, N.Y. |
Constellation Nuclear |
1,135 |
1988 |
| Limerick 1, Pa. |
Exelon |
1,134 |
1986 |
| Limerick 2, Pa. |
Exelon |
1,134 |
1990 |
| Millstone 3, Conn. |
Dominion Generation |
1,131 |
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 |
1,127 |
1982 |
| Comanche Peak 2, Tex. |
Texas Utilities Electric Co. |
1,124 |
1993 |
| Salem 1 |
PSEG |
1,121 |
1977 |
| Watts Bar 1, Tenn. |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
1,121 |
1996 |
| Browns Ferry 2, Tenn. |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
1,112 |
1975 |
| Browns Ferry 3, Tenn. |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
1,112 |
1977 |
| Peach Bottom 2, Penn. |
Exelon |
1,112 |
1974 |
| Peach Bottom 3, Penn. |
Exelon |
1,112 |
1974 |
1. MG[e] = megawatts of
electricity.
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