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

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Power station	# Units	Net capacity (MWe)	State	Location
Vogtle	4	4,664	Georgia	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	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 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)

See also

• List of active nuclear-powered plants in the US (2023)
• List of largest power plants in the United States
• List of the largest coal power stations in the United States
• Largest hydroelectric power plants in the United States
• List of largest power stations in the world
• List of wind farms in the United States
• List of nuclear power stations
• Electricity sector of the United States

References

https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactors/index.html#listAlpha

https://www.nei.org/resources/fact-sheets/u-s-nuclear-plants#

• Lists of power stations in the United States