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This article lists the largest nuclear power stations in the United States , in terms of Nameplate capacity.
Power station
# Units
Net Capacity (MWe )
State
Location
Vogtle
4
4,664
Georgia (U.S. state)
33°08′35″N 81°45′57″W / 33.14306°N 81.76583°W / 33.14306; -81.76583 (Vogtle Nuclear Power Station )
Palo Verde
3
3,937
Arizona
33°23′21″N 112°51′54″W / 33.38917°N 112.86500°W / 33.38917; -112.86500 (Palo Verde Nuclear Power Station )
Browns Ferry
3
3,775
Alabama
34°42′14″N 87°07′07″W / 34.70389°N 87.11861°W / 34.70389; -87.11861 (Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station )
South Texas
2
2,560
Texas
28°47′44″N 96°02′56″W / 28.79556°N 96.04889°W / 28.79556; -96.04889 (South Texas Nuclear Power Station )
Oconee
3
2,538
South Carolina
34°47′38″N 82°53′53″W / 34.79389°N 82.89806°W / 34.79389; -82.89806 (Oconee Nuclear Power Station )
Susquehanna
2
2,514
Pennsylvania
41°05′20″N 76°08′56″W / 41.08889°N 76.14889°W / 41.08889; -76.14889 (Susquehanna Nuclear Power Station )
McGuire
2
2,430
North Carolina
35°25′57″N 80°56′54″W / 35.43250°N 80.94833°W / 35.43250; -80.94833 (McGuire Nuclear Station )
Watts Bar
2
2,339
Tennessee
35°36′10″N 84°47′22″W / 35.60278°N 84.78944°W / 35.60278; -84.78944 (Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station )
Sequoyah
2
2,317
Tennessee
35°13′35″N 85°05′30″W / 35.22639°N 85.09167°W / 35.22639; -85.09167 (Sequoyah Nuclear Power Station )
Salem
2
2,304
New Jersey
39°27′46″N 75°32′08″W / 39.46278°N 75.53556°W / 39.46278; -75.53556 (Salem Nuclear Power Station )
Byron
2
2,300
Illinois
42°4′27″N 89°16′55″W / 42.07417°N 89.28194°W / 42.07417; -89.28194 (Byron Nuclear Generating Station )
Limerick
2
2,264
Pennsylvania
40°13′36″N 75°35′14″W / 40.22667°N 75.58722°W / 40.22667; -75.58722 (Limerick Nuclear Power Plant )
Catawba
2
2,258
South Carolina
35°3′6″N 81°4′12″W / 35.05167°N 81.07000°W / 35.05167; -81.07000 (Catawba Nuclear Station )
Braidwood
2
2,389
Illinois
41°14′37″N 88°13′45″W / 41.24361°N 88.22917°W / 41.24361; -88.22917 (Braidwood Nuclear Power Station )
Diablo Canyon
2
2,240
California
35°12′39″N 120°51′22″W / 35.21083°N 120.85611°W / 35.21083; -120.85611 (Diablo Canyon Power Station )
LaSalle
2
2,234
Illinois
41°14′44″N 88°40′9″W / 41.24556°N 88.66917°W / 41.24556; -88.66917 (LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station )
Peach Bottom
2
2,224
Pennsylvania
39°45′30″N 76°16′05″W / 39.75833°N 76.26806°W / 39.75833; -76.26806 (Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station )
Comanche Peak
2
2,208
Texas
32°17′54″N 97°47′06″W / 32.29833°N 97.78500°W / 32.29833; -97.78500 (Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Station )
Donald C. Cook
2
2,155
Michigan
41°58′31″N 86°33′57″W / 41.97528°N 86.56583°W / 41.97528; -86.56583 (Donald Cook Nuclear Power Station )
Indian Point
3
2,083
New York
41°16′11″N 73°57′08″W / 41.26972°N 73.95222°W / 41.26972; -73.95222 (Indian Point Energy Center )
Millstone
2
2,037
Connecticut
41°18′43″N 72°10′07″W / 41.31194°N 72.16861°W / 41.31194; -72.16861 (Millstone Nuclear Power Station )
Saint Lucie
2
2,004
Florida
27°20′55″N 80°14′47″W / 27.34861°N 80.24639°W / 27.34861; -80.24639 (Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Station )
Brunswick
2
1,980
North Carolina
33°57′30″N 78°0′37″W / 33.95833°N 78.01028°W / 33.95833; -78.01028 (Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station )
Beaver Valley
2
1,890
Pennsylvania
40°37′24″N 80°25′50″W / 40.62333°N 80.43056°W / 40.62333; -80.43056 (Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station )
Dresden
2
1,885
Illinois
41°23′23″N 88°16′5″W / 41.38972°N 88.26806°W / 41.38972; -88.26806 (Dresden Nuclear Power Plant )
Quad Cities
2
1,880
Illinois
41°43′35″N 90°18′36″W / 41.72639°N 90.31000°W / 41.72639; -90.31000 (Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station )
Edwin I. Hatch
2
1,848
Georgia (U.S. state)
31°56′03″N 82°20′38″W / 31.93417°N 82.34389°W / 31.93417; -82.34389 (Edwin Hatch Nuclear Power Station )
North Anna
2
1,790
Virginia
38°03′38″N 77°47′22″W / 38.06056°N 77.78944°W / 38.06056; -77.78944 (North Anna Nuclear Power Station )
Arkansas Nuclear One
2
1,776
Arkansas
35°18′37″N 93°13′53″W / 35.31028°N 93.23139°W / 35.31028; -93.23139 (Arkansas Nuclear One )
Nine Mile Point
2
1,761
New York
43°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. Farley
2
1,757
Alabama
31°13′23″N 85°06′42″W / 31.22306°N 85.11167°W / 31.22306; -85.11167 (Joseph Farley Nuclear Power Station )
Calvert Cliffs
2
1,736
Maryland
38°25′55″N 76°26′32″W / 38.43194°N 76.44222°W / 38.43194; -76.44222 (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Station )
Surry
2
1,598
Virginia
37°09′56″N 76°41′52″W / 37.16556°N 76.69778°W / 37.16556; -76.69778 (Surry Nuclear Power Station )
Grand Gulf
1
1,500
Mississippi
32°0′24″N 91°2′54″W / 32.00667°N 91.04833°W / 32.00667; -91.04833 (Grand Gulf Nuclear Generating Station )
Turkey Point
5 (only 2 units are nuclear-powered)
1,386
Florida
25°26′03″N 80°19′50″W / 25.43417°N 80.33056°W / 25.43417; -80.33056 (Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station )
Callaway
1
1,300
Missouri
38°45′42″N 91°46′48″W / 38.76167°N 91.78000°W / 38.76167; -91.78000 (Callaway Plant )
Perry
1
1,256
Ohio
41°48′03″N 81°08′36″W / 41.80083°N 81.14333°W / 41.80083; -81.14333 (Perry Nuclear Power Station )
Wolf Creek
1
1,250
Kansas
38°14′20″N 95°41′20″W / 38.23889°N 95.68889°W / 38.23889; -95.68889 (Wolf Creek Power Station )
Seabrook
1
1,244
New Hampshire
42°53′56″N 70°51′03″W / 42.89889°N 70.85083°W / 42.89889; -70.85083 (Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Station )
Enrico Fermi
1
1,198
Michigan
41°57′46″N 83°15′27″W / 41.96278°N 83.25750°W / 41.96278; -83.25750 (Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Station )
Waterford
1
1,180
Louisiana
29°59′43″N 90°28′16″W / 29.99528°N 90.47111°W / 29.99528; -90.47111 (Waterford Nuclear Power Station )
Columbia
1
1,170
Washington
46°28′16″N 119°20′02″W / 46.47111°N 119.33389°W / 46.47111; -119.33389 (Columbia Nuclear Power Station )
Clinton
1
1,098
Illinois
40°10′20″N 88°50′06″W / 40.17222°N 88.83500°W / 40.17222; -88.83500 (Clinton Nuclear Generating Station )
Prairie Island
2
1,096
Minnesota
44°37′18″N 92°37′59″W / 44.62167°N 92.63306°W / 44.62167; -92.63306 (Prairie Island Nuclear Power Station )
Hope Creek
1
1,240
New Jersey
39°28′04″N 75°32′17″W / 39.46778°N 75.53806°W / 39.46778; -75.53806 (Hope Creek Nuclear Power Station )
Point Beach
2
1,026
Wisconsin
44°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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