List of the largest nuclear power stations in the United States

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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 in 2015[1]
Power plants map, August 2016
Power plants map, August 2016

This article lists the largest nuclear power stations in the United States, in terms of nameplate capacity.

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Power station# UnitsNet capacity
(MWe)		StateLocation
Vogtle44,664 Georgia33°08′35″N 81°45′57″W / 
33.14306°N 81.76583°W / 33.14306; -81.76583 (Vogtle Nuclear Power Station)
Palo Verde33,937 Arizona33°23′21″N 112°51′54″W / 33.38917°N 112.86500°W / 33.38917; -112.86500 (Palo Verde Nuclear Power Station)
Browns Ferry33,775 Alabama34°42′14″N 87°07′07″W / 34.70389°N 87.11861°W / 34.70389; -87.11861 (Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station)
South Texas22,560 Texas28°47′44″N 96°02′56″W / 28.79556°N 96.04889°W / 28.79556; -96.04889 (South Texas Nuclear Power Station)
Oconee32,538 South Carolina34°47′38″N 82°53′53″W / 34.79389°N 82.89806°W / 34.79389; -82.89806 (Oconee Nuclear Power Station)
Susquehanna22,514 Pennsylvania41°05′20″N 76°08′56″W / 41.08889°N 76.14889°W / 41.08889; -76.14889 (Susquehanna Nuclear Power Station)
McGuire22,430 North Carolina35°25′57″N 80°56′54″W / 35.43250°N 80.94833°W / 35.43250; -80.94833 (McGuire Nuclear Station)
Watts Bar22,339 Tennessee35°36′10″N 84°47′22″W / 35.60278°N 84.78944°W / 35.60278; -84.78944 (Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station)
Sequoyah22,317 Tennessee35°13′35″N 85°05′30″W / 35.22639°N 85.09167°W / 35.22639; -85.09167 (Sequoyah Nuclear Power Station)
Salem22,304 New Jersey39°27′46″N 75°32′08″W / 39.46278°N 75.53556°W / 39.46278; -75.53556 (Salem Nuclear Power Station)
Byron22,300 Illinois42°4′27″N 89°16′55″W / 42.07417°N 89.28194°W / 42.07417; -89.28194 (Byron Nuclear Generating Station)
Limerick22,264 Pennsylvania40°13′36″N 75°35′14″W / 40.22667°N 75.58722°W / 40.22667; -75.58722 (Limerick Nuclear Power Plant)
Catawba22,258 South Carolina35°3′6″N 81°4′12″W / 35.05167°N 81.07000°W / 35.05167; -81.07000 (Catawba Nuclear Station)
Braidwood22,389 Illinois41°14′37″N 88°13′45″W / 41.24361°N 88.22917°W / 41.24361; -88.22917 (Braidwood Nuclear Power Station)
Diablo Canyon22,240 California35°12′39″N 120°51′22″W / 35.21083°N 120.85611°W / 35.21083; -120.85611 (Diablo Canyon Power Station)
LaSalle22,234 Illinois41°14′44″N 88°40′9″W / 41.24556°N 88.66917°W / 41.24556; -88.66917 (LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station)
Peach Bottom22,224 Pennsylvania39°45′30″N 76°16′05″W / 39.75833°N 76.26806°W / 39.75833; -76.26806 (Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station)
Comanche Peak22,208 Texas32°17′54″N 97°47′06″W / 32.29833°N 97.78500°W / 32.29833; -97.78500 (Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Station)
Donald C. Cook22,155 Michigan41°58′31″N 86°33′57″W / 41.97528°N 86.56583°W / 41.97528; -86.56583 (Donald Cook Nuclear Power Station)
Indian Point32,083 New York41°16′11″N 73°57′08″W / 41.26972°N 73.95222°W / 41.26972; -73.95222 (Indian Point Energy Center)
Millstone22,037 Connecticut41°18′43″N 72°10′07″W / 41.31194°N 72.16861°W / 41.31194; -72.16861 (Millstone Nuclear Power Station)
Saint Lucie22,004 Florida27°20′55″N 80°14′47″W / 27.34861°N 80.24639°W / 27.34861; -80.24639 (Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Station)
Brunswick21,980 North Carolina33°57′30″N 78°0′37″W / 33.95833°N 78.01028°W / 33.95833; -78.01028 (Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station)
Beaver Valley21,890 Pennsylvania40°37′24″N 80°25′50″W / 40.62333°N 80.43056°W / 40.62333; -80.43056 (Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station)
Dresden21,885 Illinois41°23′23″N 88°16′5″W / 41.38972°N 88.26806°W / 41.38972; -88.26806 (Dresden Nuclear Power Plant)
Quad Cities21,880 Illinois41°43′35″N 90°18′36″W / 41.72639°N 90.31000°W / 41.72639; -90.31000 (Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station)
Edwin I. Hatch21,848 Georgia31°56′03″N 82°20′38″W / 31.93417°N 82.34389°W / 31.93417; -82.34389 (Edwin Hatch Nuclear Power Station)
North Anna21,790 Virginia38°03′38″N 77°47′22″W / 38.06056°N 77.78944°W / 38.06056; -77.78944 (North Anna Nuclear Power Station)
Arkansas Nuclear One21,776 Arkansas35°18′37″N 93°13′53″W / 35.31028°N 93.23139°W / 35.31028; -93.23139 (Arkansas Nuclear One)
Nine Mile Point21,761 New York43°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. Farley21,757 Alabama31°13′23″N 85°06′42″W / 31.22306°N 85.11167°W / 31.22306; -85.11167 (Joseph Farley Nuclear Power Station)
Calvert Cliffs21,736 Maryland38°25′55″N 76°26′32″W / 38.43194°N 76.44222°W / 38.43194; -76.44222 (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Station)
Surry21,598 Virginia37°09′56″N 76°41′52″W / 37.16556°N 76.69778°W / 37.16556; -76.69778 (Surry Nuclear Power Station)
Grand Gulf11,500 Mississippi32°0′24″N 91°2′54″W / 32.00667°N 91.04833°W / 32.00667; -91.04833 (Grand Gulf Nuclear Generating Station)
Turkey Point5
(only 2 are nuclear-powered)		1,386 Florida25°26′03″N 80°19′50″W / 25.43417°N 80.33056°W / 25.43417; -80.33056 (Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station)
Callaway11,300 Missouri38°45′42″N 91°46′48″W / 38.76167°N 91.78000°W / 38.76167; -91.78000 (Callaway Plant)
Perry11,256 Ohio41°48′03″N 81°08′36″W / 41.80083°N 81.14333°W / 41.80083; -81.14333 (Perry Nuclear Power Station)
Wolf Creek11,250 Kansas38°14′20″N 95°41′20″W / 38.23889°N 95.68889°W / 38.23889; -95.68889 (Wolf Creek Power Station)
Seabrook11,244 New Hampshire42°53′56″N 70°51′03″W / 42.89889°N 70.85083°W / 42.89889; -70.85083 (Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Station)
Enrico Fermi11,198 Michigan41°57′46″N 83°15′27″W / 41.96278°N 83.25750°W / 41.96278; -83.25750 (Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Station)
Waterford11,180 Louisiana29°59′43″N 90°28′16″W / 29.99528°N 90.47111°W / 29.99528; -90.47111 (Waterford Nuclear Power Station)
Columbia11,170 Washington46°28′16″N 119°20′02″W / 46.47111°N 119.33389°W / 46.47111; -119.33389 (Columbia Nuclear Power Station)
Clinton11,098 Illinois40°10′20″N 88°50′06″W / 40.17222°N 88.83500°W / 40.17222; -88.83500 (Clinton Nuclear Generating Station)
Prairie Island21,096 Minnesota44°37′18″N 92°37′59″W / 44.62167°N 92.63306°W / 44.62167; -92.63306 (Prairie Island Nuclear Power Station)
Hope Creek11,240 New Jersey39°28′04″N 75°32′17″W / 39.46778°N 75.53806°W / 39.46778; -75.53806 (Hope Creek Nuclear Power Station)
Point Beach21,026 Wisconsin44°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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