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Nuclear power plants in the United States of America

This PowerAtlas slice contains 230 plants with 427,888 MW of combined capacity. 0 plants have asset-level CO2 values: 0 measured and 0 modelled. The largest visible unit in this slice is Palo Verde nuclear power plant at 6,782 MW.

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Top plants

PlantCountryFuelOwnerMWCO2 t/yr
Palo Verde nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearArizona Public Service Co [100%]6,782n/a
Comanche Peak nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearLuminant Generation Company LLC [100%]5,909n/a
Shearon Harris nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearProgress Energy Carolinas Inc [100%]5,895n/a
North Anna nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearVirginia Electric and Power Co [100%]5,615n/a
South Texas nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearConstellation Energy Corp [100%]5,416n/a
Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearGeorgia Power Co [100%]4,958n/a
Hartsville nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearTennessee Valley Authority [100%]4,876n/a
Bellefonte nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearTennessee Valley Authority [100%]4,746n/a
Alan R. Barton nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearAlabama Power [100%]4,636n/a
Atlantic nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearPublic Service Electric and Gas CO (PSE&G) [100%]4,600n/a
Grand Gulf nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearSystems Energy Resources Inc [100%]4,270n/a
Palo VerdeUnited States of AmericaNuclearArizona Public Service Co4,242n/a
Turkey Point nuclear power stationUnited States of AmericaNuclearFlorida Power & Light Co4,158n/a
Fermi nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearPower Reactor Development Company (PRDC) (Consortium Of 34 Public Utilities) [104,034n/a
Callaway nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearAmeren UE; Union Electric Co [100%]3,995n/a
Nine Mile Point nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearExelon Nuclear; Electricité De France (EDF) [100%]3,862n/a
Cherokee nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearDuke Power Co [100%]3,840n/a
Perkins nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearDuke Power Co [100%]3,840n/a
Browns Ferry nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearTennessee Valley Authority [100%]3,775n/a
Salem nuclear power plantUnited States of AmericaNuclearPSEG Power Inc [100%]3,654n/a

What changes this answer from a template?

Fuel mix: Nuclear 230. Regions: New York (15), Pennsylvania (14), Illinois (14), Texas (13). Owners: Exelon Nuclear (12), Exelon Corp [100%] (10), Tennessee Valley Authority [100%] (9), Duke Energy Corp [100%] (7).

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Frequently asked questions

What are the largest nuclear power plants in United States of America?

This PowerAtlas slice contains 230 plants with 427,888 MW of combined capacity. 0 plants have asset-level CO2 values: 0 measured and 0 modelled. The largest visible unit in this slice is Palo Verde nuclear power plant at 6,782 MW.

Which fuels and owners dominate this slice?

Fuel mix by plant count: Nuclear 230. Leading owner/operator labels: Exelon Nuclear (12), Exelon Corp [100%] (10), Tennessee Valley Authority [100%] (9), Duke Energy Corp [100%] (7).

How is this answer sourced?

Plant identity and capacity come from WRI GPPD / Global Energy Monitor; CO2 provenance is labelled as regulator-measured, modelled or unavailable on each plant page.

Methodology

This answer page is generated only when the slice has enough underlying plant records and passes the hub demand/data gate. It is not a separate source of truth; each table row links back to the underlying plant record and provenance labels.