Long Mott nuclear power plant — United States of America
Nuclear power plant in Texas, United States of America. Approximate location 28.5033, -96.7745.
NuclearTexasUnited States of AmericaXe-100high temperature gas reactorPre Construction
Long Mott nuclear power plant is a 320 MW nuclear power station in Texas, United States of America. It ranks #1532 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 17.4% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_nuc_longmott_unite.
Data status
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (pre-construction); fuel: GEM GNPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 320 MW, Long Mott nuclear power plant is below the median nuclear plant in United States of America (1,350 MW). Technically it is described as high temperature gas reactor. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #147 largest nuclear power plant of 176 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 176 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 270,415 MW of capacity.
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Location
Coordinates 28.5033, -96.7745 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Long Mott nuclear power plant?
Long Mott nuclear power plant is a 320 MW nuclear power plant in Texas, United States of America, Pre Construction 2033.