The United States accounted for 93 operational nuclear power reactors as of June 2023. In April 2023, the nuclear unit Vogtle 3 was connected to the grid in the state of Georgia, with a net capacity of 1117 megawatts electrical. Most of the nuclear plants of the country are located in the east and center of the U.S., except for Palo Verde (Arizona), Diablo Canyon (California), and Columbia (Washington) facilities.
Commercial nuclear power reactors operational in the United States as of June 2023, by reference unit power
(in megawatts electrical)
Characteristic
Net capacity in megawatts electrical
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World Nuclear Association. (June 6, 2023). Commercial nuclear power reactors operational in the United States as of June 2023, by reference unit power (in megawatts electrical) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388791/nuclear-power-plants-in-operation-united-states-by-capacity/
World Nuclear Association. "Commercial nuclear power reactors operational in the United States as of June 2023, by reference unit power (in megawatts electrical)." Chart. June 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388791/nuclear-power-plants-in-operation-united-states-by-capacity/
World Nuclear Association. (2023). Commercial nuclear power reactors operational in the United States as of June 2023, by reference unit power (in megawatts electrical). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388791/nuclear-power-plants-in-operation-united-states-by-capacity/
World Nuclear Association. "Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors Operational in The United States as of June 2023, by Reference Unit Power (in Megawatts Electrical)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388791/nuclear-power-plants-in-operation-united-states-by-capacity/
World Nuclear Association, Commercial nuclear power reactors operational in the United States as of June 2023, by reference unit power (in megawatts electrical) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388791/nuclear-power-plants-in-operation-united-states-by-capacity/ (last visited July 07, 2024)
Commercial nuclear power reactors operational in the United States as of June 2023, by reference unit power (in megawatts electrical) [Graph], World Nuclear Association, June 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388791/nuclear-power-plants-in-operation-united-states-by-capacity/