List of nuclear facilities in the United States

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The list of nuclear facilities in the United States includes all operational and decommissioned commercial power reactors, nuclear power plants that have been permanently designed / built, all reactors used to propel ships, research reactors, and uranium enrichment and reprocessing facilities . In addition, some selected interim and final repositories are listed, but the list does not claim to be exhaustive. All lists are sorted by state.

Nuclear power plants in operation

In the United States (USA) there are currently 57 nuclear power plants with 95 reactor blocks and a total installed net capacity of 96,545 GW on the grid at 55 locations. 22 nuclear power plants with 38 reactor blocks and a total net output of 17,562 GW have already been shut down.

In the USA, the Vallecitos reactor block was the first to go into operation on October 19, 1957. The Watts Bar-2 reactor block is the last to be commissioned so far, namely on June 3, 2016.

The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station with its three reactor units and an installed gross output of 4,174 megawatts, the most powerful, where the first two reactors, with a total capacity of 1,414 megawatts also the most powerful are. The Palo Verde-3 reactor block recorded the highest value in the world in 1988, with gross electricity production of 10.9 billion kilowatt hours.

Nuclear energy in the USA had a share of 19 percent (849.6 TWh) in total electricity generation in 2018; the amount of electricity generated from nuclear energy in 2018 was greater than in any other country in the world.

In 2009, the US energy mix was as follows: of the 2,162.9 million tons of oil equivalent , 37% was oil, 24.7% gas, 22.4% coal, 10% nuclear and 5.7% renewable energy .

In 2016, the US energy mix was as follows: of the 2,167 million tons of oil equivalent, 36.3% was oil, 30.1% gas, 15.8% coal, 10.1% nuclear and 7.4% renewable energy.

Surname federal
state
Reactor type Net
power
in MW
Gross
power
in MW
commissioning
acceptance
planned
switch-off
processing
source Feed-in
energy
in GWh
Palo Verde 1 Arizona Pressurized water reactor 1.314 1,414 06/10/1985 December 31, 2024Template: future / in 4 years until 2016 272.110
Palo Verde 2 Arizona Pressurized water reactor 1.314 1,414 05/20/1986 12/09/2025Template: future / in 5 years until 2016 280,560
Palo Verde 3 Arizona Pressurized water reactor 1,247 1,346 11/28/1987 03/25/2027Template: future / in 5 years until 2016 270,950
Arkansas One 1 Arkansas Pressurized water reactor 836 880 08/17/1974 05/19/2034Template: future / in 5 years until 2016 237.330
Arkansas One 2 Arkansas Pressurized water reactor 998 1,040 December 26, 1978 07/17/2038Template: future / in 5 years until 2016 248.220
Browns Ferry 1 Alabama Boiling water reactor 1,065 1,152 10/15/1973 12/20/2033 until 2016 139,360
Browns Ferry 2 Alabama Boiling water reactor 1,118 1,155 08/28/1974 06/28/2034 until 2016 270.010
Browns Ferry 3 Alabama Boiling water reactor 1,114 1,190 09/12/1976 07/02/2036 until 2016 230,320
Farley 1 Alabama Pressurized water reactor 851 895 08/18/1977 06/25/2037Template: future / in 5 years until 2016 239.230
Farley 2 Alabama Pressurized water reactor 860 905 05/25/1981 03/31/2041Template: future / in 5 years until 2016 226.740
Millstone 2 Connecticut Pressurized water reactor 882 910 11/9/1975 07/31/2035Template: future / in 5 years until 2016 215,320
Millstone 3 Connecticut Pressurized water reactor 1,155 1,253 02/12/1986 11/25/2045Template: future / in 5 years until 2016 244,250
Saint Lucie 1 Florida Pressurized water reactor 839 883 05/07/1976 03/01/2036Template: future / in 5 years until 2016 244,490
Saint Lucie 2 Florida Pressurized water reactor 839 883 06/13/1983 04/06/2043Template: future / in 5 years until 2016 212.910
Turkey Point 3 Florida Pressurized water reactor 693 729 11/02/1972 07/18/2032Template: future / in 5 years 153.279
Turkey Point 4 Florida Pressurized water reactor 693 729 06/21/1973 04/09/2033Template: future / in 5 years 149,631
Hatch 1 Georgia Boiling water reactor 876 898 11/11/1974 08/05/2034Template: future / in 5 years 172,799
Hatch 2 Georgia Boiling water reactor 883 921 09/22/1978 06/13/2038Template: future / in 5 years 157.812
Vogtle 1 Georgia Pressurized water reactor 1,152 1,203 03/27/1987 01/16/2047 178,616
Vogtle 2 Georgia Pressurized water reactor 1,149 1,202 04/10/1989 02/09/2049 166,365
Braidwood 1 Illinois Pressurized water reactor 1,178 1,240 07/12/1987 10/17/2026Template: future / in 5 years 165.008
Braidwood 2 Illinois Pressurized water reactor 1,152 1,213 May 25, 1988 12/18/2027 166,663
Byron 1 Illinois Pressurized water reactor 1,164 1,225 03/01/1985 10/30/2024 183.254
Byron 2 Illinois Pressurized water reactor 1,136 1,196 02/06/1987 05/11/2026Template: future / in 5 years 175.940
Clinton 1 Illinois Boiling water reactor 1,052 1,098 04/24/1987 December 31, 2027 119,644
Dresden 2 Illinois Boiling water reactor 887 913 04/13/1970 12/22/2029 172.368
Dresden 3 Illinois Boiling water reactor 867 913 07/22/1971 01/12/2031Template: future / in 5 years 166.069
Lasalle 1 Illinois Boiling water reactor 1,118 1,177 09/04/1982 05/17/2022 162,851
Lasalle 2 Illinois Boiling water reactor 1,120 1,179 04/20/1984 12/15/2023 156,480
Quad Cities 1 Illinois Boiling water reactor 867 913 04/12/1972 December 31, 2027Template: future / in 5 years 173,561
Quad Cities 2 Illinois Boiling water reactor 867 913 05/23/1972 December 31, 2027 169,600
Duane Arnold 1 Iowa Boiling water reactor 581 614 May 19, 1974 End of 2020
156,599
Diablo Canyon 1 California Pressurized water reactor 1,122 1,136 11/11/1984 11/30/2024 181,437
Diablo Canyon 2 California Pressurized water reactor 1,087 1,164 October 20, 1985 08/31/2025Template: future / in 4 years 180.930
Wolf Creek Kansas Pressurized water reactor 1.166 1,213 06/12/1985 03/10/2045Template: future / in 5 years 194.731
River Bend Louisiana Boiling water reactor 966 1,036 December 3rd, 1985 08/29/2025 141,557
Waterford 3 Louisiana Pressurized water reactor 1,158 1,200 03/18/1985 12/17/2044Template: future / in 5 years 183,827
Calvert Cliffs 1 Maryland Pressurized water reactor 873 918 03/01/1975 07/31/2034Template: future / in 5 years 183.981
Calvert Cliffs 2 Maryland Pressurized water reactor 862 911 December 07, 1976 08/31/2036Template: future / in 5 years 181.209
Donald Cook 1 Michigan Pressurized water reactor 1,016 1,077 02/10/1975 10/25/2034 193.262
Donald Cook 2 Michigan Pressurized water reactor 1,077 1,133 March 22, 1978 12/23/2037 175,679
Enrico Fermi 2 Michigan Boiling water reactor 1,111 1,154 09/21/1986 03/20/2025 137,633
Palisades Michigan Pressurized water reactor 778 842 December 31, 1971 Spring 2022 141,913
Monticello Minnesota Boiling water reactor 572 600 05.03.1971 09/08/2030 140.021
Prairie Island 1 Minnesota Pressurized water reactor 523 566 December 04, 1973 08/09/2033 130,373
Prairie Island 2 Minnesota Pressurized water reactor 522 544 December 21, 1974 10/29/2034 129,389
Grand Gulf 1 Mississippi Boiling water reactor 1,266 1,333 10/20/1984 06/15/2042Template: future / in 5 years 203,481
Callaway 1 Missouri Pressurized water reactor 1,190 1,236 October 24, 1984 10/17/2024 198.122
cooper Nebraska Boiling water reactor 760 801 05/10/1974 01/18/2034 157.458
Seabrook 1 New Hampshire Pressurized water reactor 1,244 1,296 May 29, 1990 10/17/2026 152.247
Hope Creek 1 New Jersey Boiling water reactor 1,059 1,139 08/01/1986 04/11/2046 157.465
Salem 1 New Jersey Pressurized water reactor 1,174 1,228 December 25, 1976 08/13/2036 186,985
Salem 2 New Jersey Pressurized water reactor 1,130 1,170 06/03/1981 04/17/2040 165,570
Fitzpatrick new York Boiling water reactor 852 882 02/01/1975 December 31, 2030Template: future / in 5 years 165.641
Indian Point 3 new York Pressurized water reactor 1,025 1,065 04/27/1976 04/30/2021 170.135
Nine Mile Point 1 new York Boiling water reactor 621 642 11/09/1969 08/22/2029 135,782
Nine Mile Point 2 new York Boiling water reactor 1,135 1,205 08/08/1987 10/30/2046Template: future / in 5 years 150,875
RE Ginna new York Pressurized water reactor 560 608 12/02/1969 12/31/2029Template: future / in 5 years 128,988
Brunswick 1 North Carolina Boiling water reactor 938 990 December 04, 1976 09/08/2036Template: future / in 5 years 154,455
Brunswick 2 North Carolina Boiling water reactor 937 989 04/29/1975 12/27/2034Template: future / in 5 years 154.159
McGuire 1 North Carolina Pressurized water reactor 1,100 1,158 09/12/1981 06/11/2041Template: future / in 5 years 195,808
McGuire 2 North Carolina Pressurized water reactor 1,100 1,158 05/23/1983 03/03/2043Template: future / in 5 years 194.453
Shearon Harris 1 North Carolina Pressurized water reactor 900 960 01/19/1987 10/24/2046 131,893
Davis Besse 1 Ohio Pressurized water reactor 891 925 08/28/1977 05/31/2020 148.162
Perry 1 Ohio Boiling water reactor 1,235 1,303 December 19, 1986 05/31/2021 160,823
Beaver Valley 1 Pennsylvania Pressurized water reactor 885 923 06/14/1976 05/31/2021 151.714
Beaver Valley 2 Pennsylvania Pressurized water reactor 851 923 08/17/1987 10/31/2021 119,704
Limerick 1 Pennsylvania Boiling water reactor 1,134 1,194 April 13, 1985 10/25/2024 182.197
Limerick 2 Pennsylvania Boiling water reactor 1,134 1,194 09/01/1989 06/21/2029 159.169
Peach Bottom 2 Pennsylvania Boiling water reactor 1,112 1,171 02/18/1974 08/08/2033 222,415
Peach Bottom 3 Pennsylvania Boiling water reactor 1,112 1,171 09/01/1974 07/02/2034Template: future / in 5 years 220.097
Susquehanna 1 Pennsylvania Boiling water reactor 1,135 1,199 11/16/1982 07/17/2042 189,596
Susquehanna 2 Pennsylvania Boiling water reactor 1,140 1,204 07/03/1984 03/23/2044 187.138
Catawba 1 South carolina Pressurized water reactor 1,129 1,188 01/22/1985 05.12.2043Template: future / in 5 years 184,356
Catawba 2 South carolina Pressurized water reactor 1,129 1,188 05/18/1986 05.12.2043Template: future / in 5 years 175,802
HB Robinson 2 South carolina Pressurized water reactor 710 745 09/26/1970 07/31/2030Template: future / in 5 years 166,565
Oconee 1 South carolina Pressurized water reactor 846 891 05/06/1973 02/05/2033Template: future / in 5 years 195,890
Oconee 2 South carolina Pressurized water reactor 846 891 December 05, 1973 09/14/2034Template: future / in 5 years 195.774
Oconee 3 South carolina Pressurized water reactor 846 891 September 18, 1974 07/19/2034Template: future / in 5 years 191,529
Virgil C. Summer 1 South carolina Pressurized water reactor 966 1.003 11/16/1982 08/06/2042Template: future / in 5 years 163,426
Sequoyah 1 Tennessee Pressurized water reactor 1,150 1,221 07/22/1980 09/17/2040Template: future / in 5 years 181.945
Sequoyah 2 Tennessee Pressurized water reactor 1,127 1,221 December 23, 1981 14.09.2041Template: future / in 5 years 182.723
Watts Bar 1 Tennessee Pressurized water reactor 1,121 1,202 02/06/1996 09/11/2035Template: future / in 5 years until 2016 183,300
Watts Bar 2 Tennessee Pressurized water reactor 1,165 1,218 06/03/2016 06/03/2076Template: future / in 5 years until 2016 1,810
Comanche Peak 1 Texas Pressurized water reactor 1,150 1,189 April 24, 1990 02/08/2030Template: future / in 5 years 146.903
Comanche Peak 2 Texas Pressurized water reactor 1,150 1,189 04/09/1993 02/02/2033Template: future / in 5 years 126,869
South Texas 1 Texas Pressurized water reactor 1,280 1,354 03/30/1988 08/20/2027Template: future / in 5 years 168.113
South Texas 2 Texas Pressurized water reactor 1,280 1,354 04/11/1989 12/15/2028Template: future / in 5 years 162,981
North Anna 1 Virginia Pressurized water reactor 924 973 04/17/1978 04/01/2038Template: future / in 5 years 183,677
North Anna 2 Virginia Pressurized water reactor 910 958 08/25/1980 08/20/2040Template: future / in 5 years 177,703
Surry 1 Virginia Pressurized water reactor 799 848 07/04/1972 03/25/2032Template: future / in 5 years 175.085
Surry 2 Virginia Pressurized water reactor 799 848 03/10/1973 01/29/2033Template: future / in 5 years 175.249
Columbia (WPPSS-2) Washington Boiling water reactor 1,131 1,200 05/27/1984 12/13/2044Template: future / in 5 years 158,792
Point Beach 1 Wisconsin Pressurized water reactor 512 543 11/06/1970 05/10/2030Template: future / in 5 years 125,809
Point Beach 2 Wisconsin Pressurized water reactor 514 545 08/02/1972 03/08/2033Template: future / in 5 years 124,722

Decommissioned or demolished NPPs

Surname federal
state
Reactor type status Net
power
in MW
Gross
power
in MW
commissioning
acceptance
Shutdown Feed-in
energy
in GWh
Fort St. Vrain Colorado High temperature reactor Reduced 330 342 December 11, 1976 08/29/1989 5,420
Haddam Neck Connecticut Pressurized water reactor Reduced 560 603 08/07/1967 04/12/1996 105,650
Millstone 1 Connecticut Boiling water reactor Shut down 641 684 11/29/1970 07/01/1998 101,371
Crystal River 3 Florida Pressurized water reactor Shut down 838 890 01/30/1977 09/30/2009 155.157
Dresden 1 Illinois Boiling water reactor Shut down 197 207 04/15/1960 10/31/1978 16,490
Fort Calhoun 1 Nebraska Pressurized water reactor Shut down 478 512 08/25/1973 October 24, 2016 107.032
Indian Point 2 new York Pressurized water reactor Shut down 1,020 1,062 06/26/1973 04/30/2020 186.020
Oyster Creek New Jersey Boiling water reactor Shut down 619 652 09/23/1969 09/17/2018 192.660
Three Mile Island 1 Pennsylvania Pressurized water reactor Shut down 786 837 06/19/1974 09/20/2019 164.972
Pilgrim 1 Massachusetts Boiling water reactor Shut down 685 711 07/19/1972 05/31/2019 134,621
Zion 1 Illinois Pressurized water reactor under dismantling (until 2019) 1,040 1,085 06/28/1973 01/01/1998 124,413
Zion 2 Illinois Pressurized water reactor under dismantling (until 2019) 1,040 1,085 December 26, 1973 01/01/1998 124.504
Humboldt Bay California Boiling water reactor Shut down 63 65 04/18/1963 07/02/1976 4,749
Rancho Seco 1 California Pressurized water reactor Shut down 873 917 October 13, 1974 06/07/1989 44,784
San Onofre 1 California Pressurized water reactor Reduced 436 456 07/16/1967 11/30/1992 51,132
San Onofre 2 California Pressurized water reactor Shut down 1,070 1,127 09/20/1982 06/07/2013 187.619
San Onofre 3 California Pressurized water reactor Shut down 1,080 1,127 09/25/1983 06/07/2013 183,375
Vallecitos California Boiling water reactor Shut down 24 24 October 19, 1957 December 9, 1963 -
Maine Yankee Maine Pressurized water reactor Reduced 860 900 11/08/1972 08/01/1997 118.718
Yankee Rowe Massachusetts Pressurized water reactor Reduced 167 180 11/10/1960 10/01/1991 33,945
Big Rock Point Michigan Boiling water reactor Reduced 67 71 December 8, 1962 08/29/1997 12,738
Enrico Fermi 1st Michigan Fast breeder Shut down 61 65 08/05/1966 11/29/1972 30th
Elk River Minnesota Boiling water reactor Reduced 22nd 24 08/24/1963 02/01/1968 -
Hallam Nebraska Graphite reactor Reduced 75 84 09/01/1963 09/01/1964 -
Indian Point 1 new York Pressurized water reactor Shut down 257 277 09/16/1962 October 31, 1974 13,479
Piqua Ohio Organically
moderated reactor
Shut down 12 12 07/01/1963 01/01/1966 -
Trojan Oregon Pressurized water reactor Reduced 1,095 1,155 December 23, 1975 11/09/1992 84,350
Peach Bottom 1 Pennsylvania High temperature reactor Shut down 40 42 01/27/1967 11/01/1974 1,350
Saxton Pennsylvania Pressurized water reactor Reduced 3 3 03/01/1967 05/01/1972 -
Shippingport Pennsylvania Pressurized water reactor Reduced 60 68 12/02/1957 10/01/1982 -
Three Mile Island 2 Pennsylvania Pressurized water reactor
Destroyed in an accident
880 959 04/21/1978 03/28/1979 1,955
BONUS Puerto Rico Boiling water reactor Shut down 17th 18th 08/14/1964 06/01/1968 -
CVTR South carolina Pressure tube reactor Reduced 17th 19th December 18, 1963 01/01/1967 -
Pathfinder South Dakota Boiling water reactor Shut down 59 63 07/25/1966 10/01/1967 -
Kewaunee Wisconsin Pressurized water reactor Shut down 556 581 04/08/1974 07/05/2013 150.080
La Crosse Wisconsin Boiling water reactor Shut down 48 55 04/26/1968 04/30/1987 3,849
Vermont Yankee Vermont Boiling water reactor Shut down 605 650 09/20/1972 12/30/2014 128,441

Nuclear power plants under construction or planning

1 reactor is being planned and 2 under construction.

Surname federal
state
Reactor type status Net
power
in MW
Gross
power
in MW
Project
start
construction
commencing
commissioning
acceptance
Vogtle 3 Georgia Pressurized water reactor Under construction 1,117 1,250 - March 12, 2013 (2022)
Vogtle 4 Georgia Pressurized water reactor Under construction 1,117 1,250 - Nov 19, 2013 (2023)
North Anna 3 Virginia Boiling water reactor In planning 1,470 - 2007 - -

Nuclear power plants without starting operations

Power plants on which construction work has started but not completed are highlighted in gray. All other power plants have not progressed beyond the planning stage.

Surname federal
state
Reactor type status Net
power
in MW
Gross
power
in MW
Project
start
construction
commencing

End of project
Bell Bend (formerly Susquehanna 3) Pennsylvania Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued - - 2008 - 08/30/2016
South Texas 3 Texas Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,358 - 2006 - 04/19/2011
South Texas 4 Texas Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,358 - 2006 - 04/19/2011
Shearon Harris 5 North Carolina Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,100 - 2008 - 5.5.2013
Shearon Harris 6 North Carolina Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,100 - 2008 - 5.5.2013
Bellefonte 3 Alabama Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,000 1,100 2007 - -
Bellefonte 4 Alabama Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,000 1,100 2007 - -
Barton 1 Alabama Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,209 1,254 1972 - 11/01/1977
Barton 2 Alabama Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,209 1,254 1972 - 11/01/1977
Barton 3 Alabama Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,209 1,254 1974 - 11/01/1975
Barton 4 Alabama Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,209 1,254 1974 - 11/01/1975
Bellefonte 1st Alabama Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,235 1,263 1970 09/01/1974 01/01/1988
Bellefonte 2nd Alabama Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,235 1,263 1970 09/01/1974 01/01/1988
Floating Florida Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,150 1,211 - - 01/01/1979
Clinton 2 Illinois Boiling water reactor Construction stopped 933 985 1973 10/01/1975 10/01/1983
Bailly 1 Indiana Boiling water reactor Reduced 660 686 1967 01/01/1974 08/01/1981
Marble Hill 1 Indiana Pressurized water reactor Partially dismantled 1,030 1,090 - 07/01/1977 01/01/1984
Marble Hill 2 Indiana Pressurized water reactor Partially dismantled 1,130 1,190 - 07/01/1977 01/01/1984
River Bend 2 Louisiana Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 934 991 1972 08/01/1975 01/01/1984
Bodega Bay California Pressure tube reactor Planning discontinued - - 1954 - 1964
Stanislaus 1 California Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,200 - 1971 - 1979
Stanislaus 2 California Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,200 - 1971 - 1979
Sundesert 1 California Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 974 - 1977 - 1978
Sundesert 2 California Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 974 - 1977 - 1978
Sears Isle Maine - Planning discontinued 1,150 - 1974 - 1977
Blue Hills 1 Massachusetts Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 930 957 1973 - 08/01/1978
Blue Hills 2 Massachusetts Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 930 957 1974 - 08/01/1978
Montague 1 Massachusetts Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,150 1,298 - - December 01, 1980
Montague 2 Massachusetts Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,150 1,298 - - December 01, 1980
Pilgrim 2 Massachusetts Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,180 1,240 - - 09/01/1981
Midland 1 Michigan Pressurized water reactor
Completed as a gas power plant
491 526 1968 03/01/1973 07/01/1986
Midland 2 Michigan Pressurized water reactor
Completed as a gas power plant
816 855 1968 03/01/1973 07/01/1986
Grand Gulf 2 Mississippi Boiling water reactor Construction stopped 1,250 1,302 - 05/01/1974 December 01, 1990
Grand Gulf 3 Mississippi Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,520 - 09/22/2005 - 2008
Yellow Creek 1 Mississippi Pressurized water reactor Reduced 1,285 1,339 1974 02/01/1978 08/01/1984
Yellow Creek 2 Mississippi Pressurized water reactor Reduced 1,285 1,339 1974 02/01/1978 08/01/1984
Callaway 2 Missouri Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,120 1,176 1973 10/01/1975 10/01/1981
Fort Calhoun 2 Nebraska Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,136 1,182 1972 - 02/01/1977
Seabrook 2 New Hampshire Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,149 1,199 1972 07/01/1976 01/01/1988
Atlantic 1 New Jersey Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,150 1,212 1972 - December 01, 1978
Atlantic 2 New Jersey Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,150 1,212 1972 - December 01, 1978
Hope Creek 2 New Jersey Boiling water reactor Construction stopped 1,067 1,118 1969 03/01/1976 December 01, 1981
Greene County new York Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,191 1,277 1974 - 04/01/1979
Jamesport 1 new York Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,150 1,182 - - 01/01/1980
Jamesport 2 new York Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,150 1,182 - - 01/01/1980
Shoreham new York Boiling water reactor When demolishing 820 849 1967 11/01/1972 05/01/1989
Somerset 1 new York Boiling water reactor
Completed as a coal power plant
1,200 - 1974 - 1975
Somerset 2 new York Boiling water reactor
Completed as a coal power plant
1,200 - 1974 - 1975
Shearon Harris 2 North Carolina Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 900 960 1971 01/01/1978 December 01, 1983
Shearon Harris 3 North Carolina Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 900 960 1971 01/01/1978 December 01, 1983
Shearon Harris 4 North Carolina Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 900 960 1971 01/01/1978 December 01, 1983
South River 1 North Carolina - Planning discontinued 1,150 - 1973 - 1978
South River 2 North Carolina - Planning discontinued 1,150 - 1973 - 1978
South River 3 North Carolina - Planning discontinued 1,150 - 1973 - 1978
Davis Besse 2 Ohio Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 910 960 1973 - 01/01/1980
Davis Besse 3 Ohio Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 910 960 1973 - 01/01/1980
Erie 1 Ohio Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,260 1,300 1976 - 01/01/1980
Erie 2 Ohio Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,260 1,300 1976 - 01/01/1980
Perry 2 Ohio Boiling water reactor Construction stopped 1,205 - - October 01, 1974 04/01/1984
room Ohio Boiling water reactor
Completed as a coal power plant
810 840 - 10/01/1972 01/01/1984
Black Fox 1 Oklahoma Boiling water reactor Construction stopped 1,150 1,226 1973 07/01/1978 02/01/1982
Black Fox 2 Oklahoma Boiling water reactor Construction stopped 1,150 1,226 1973 07/01/1978 02/01/1982
Perkins 1 Oklahoma Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,287 1,345 - - 02/01/1982
Perkins 2 Oklahoma Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,287 1,345 - - 02/01/1982
Perkins 3 Oklahoma Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,287 1,345 - - 02/01/1982
North Coast Puerto Rico Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 583 614 - - December 01, 1978
Cherokee 1 South carolina Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,280 1,343 1973 06/01/1976 04/01/1983
Cherokee 2 South carolina Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,280 1,343 1973 06/01/1976 11/01/1982
Cherokee 3 South carolina Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,280 1,343 1973 06/01/1976 11/01/1982
Clinch River Tennessee Fast breeder Planning discontinued 350 380 1973 - 11/01/1983
Hartsville A1 Tennessee Boiling water reactor Construction stopped 1,233 1,269 1972 04/01/1976 08/01/1984
Hartsville A2 Tennessee Boiling water reactor Construction stopped 1,233 1,269 1972 04/01/1976 08/01/1984
Hartsville B1 Tennessee Boiling water reactor Construction stopped 1,233 1,269 - 04/01/1976 08/01/1982
Hartsville B2 Tennessee Boiling water reactor Construction stopped 1,233 1,269 - 04/01/1976 08/01/1982
Phipps Bend 1 Tennessee Boiling water reactor Construction stopped 1,233 1,269 - 10/01/1977 08/01/1982
Phipps Bend 2 Tennessee Boiling water reactor Construction stopped 1,233 1,269 - 10/01/1977 08/01/1982
Allen's Creek 1 Texas Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,160 1,207 1973 - 09/01/1982
Allen's Creek 2 Texas Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,160 1,207 1973 - 09/01/1976
North Anna 3 Virginia Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 907 950 1971 06/01/1971 11/01/1982
North Anna 4 Virginia Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 907 950 1971 December 01, 1971 11/01/1980
Surry 3 Virginia Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 859 919 1972 01/01/1974 03/01/1977
Surry 4 Virginia Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 859 919 1972 01/01/1974 03/01/1977
Columbia (WPPSS-1) Washington Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,259 1,339 1972 08/01/1975 01/01/1983
Satsop (WPPSS-3) Washington Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,240 1,324 1973 04/01/1977 01/01/1983
Columbia (WPPSS-4) Washington Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,250 1,340 1974 08/01/1975 01/01/1982
Satsop (WPPSS-5) Washington Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,240 1,316 1974 04/01/1977 01/01/1982
Skagit 1 Washington Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,275 1,335 1967 - 08/01/1983
Skagit 2 Washington Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,275 1,335 1967 - 08/01/1983
Haven 1 Wisconsin Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 900 960 - - 02/01/1980
Haven 2 Wisconsin Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 900 960 - - 05/01/1978
Douglas Point (USA) 1 Maryland Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,178 1,206 1972 - 05/01/1980
Douglas Point (USA) 2 Maryland Boiling water reactor Planning discontinued 1,178 1,206 1972 - 01/01/1978
Fulton 1 - High temperature reactor Planning discontinued 1,160 1,200 - - 03/01/1976
Fulton 2 - High temperature reactor Planning discontinued 1,160 1,200 - - 03/01/1976
Forked River New Jersey Construction stopped 1,070 1969 08/01/1973 11/01/1980
Greenwood 2 Michigan Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,208 1,268 - - 03/01/1980
Greenwood 3 Michigan Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,208 1,268 - - 03/01/1980
NEP 1 (Charlestown) Rhode Island Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,150 1,194 - - 01/01/1980
NEP 2 (Charlestown) Rhode Island Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,150 1,194 - - 01/01/1980
Pebble Springs 1 Oregon Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,260 1.314 - - 09/01/1982
Pebble Springs 2 Oregon Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,260 1.314 - - 09/01/1982
Sterling 1 new York Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,150 1,185 - - 01/01/1980
Tyrone 1 Wisconsin Pressurized water reactor Planning discontinued 1,150 1,188 - - 07/01/1979
Virgil C. Summer 2 South carolina Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,117 1,250 - 03/09/2013 07/31/2017
Virgil C. Summer 3 South carolina Pressurized water reactor Construction stopped 1,117 1,250 - 11/02/2013 07/31/2017

Ship reactors

There are three types of nuclear -powered ships in the United States Navy : aircraft carriers , cruisers, and submarines . There was also a civilian cargo ship, the Savannah . Since ships naturally do not have a fixed location, this list cannot be sorted by state, contrary to the conventions on this page. Instead, it is sorted by the date the ships were put into service. In addition, the reactor type is not specifically mentioned because all US ships with nuclear propulsion have a pressurized water reactor on board.

Aircraft carrier


Ship name
Number of
reactors
Output per
reactor in MW
status Bestel-
development
keel
interpretation
Indienst-
position
Außerdienst-
position
Enterprise 8th 52 Off-duty 11/15/1957 02/04/1958 11/25/1961 December 01, 2012
Nimitz 2 100 In service March 31, 1967 06/22/1968 05/03/1975 -
Dwight D. Eisenhower 2 100 In service 06/29/1970 08/15/1970 October 18, 1977 -
Carl Vinson 2 100 In service 04/05/1974 10/11/1975 03/13/1982 -
Theodore Roosevelt 2 100 In service 09/30/1980 10/31/1981 10/25/1986 -
Abraham Lincoln 2 100 In service 12/27/1982 11/03/1984 11/11/1989 -
George Washington 2 100 In service 12/27/1982 08/25/1986 07/04/1992 -
John C. Stennis 2 100 In service 06/30/1988 03/13/1991 12/09/1995 -
Harry S. Truman 2 100 In service 06/30/1988 11/29/1993 07/25/1998 -
Ronald Reagan 2 100 In service 08/12/1994 02/12/1998 07/12/2003 -
George HW Bush 2 100 In service 02/26/2001 05/19/2003 01/10/2009 -
Gerald R. Ford 2 ? In service 09/10/2008 11/14/2009 July 22, 2017 -
John F. Kennedy 2 ? Under construction January 15, 2009 02/25/2011 - -

cruiser


Ship name
Number of
reactors
Output per
reactor in MW
status Bestel-
development
keel
interpretation
Indienst-
position
Außerdienst-
position
Long Beach 2 59
Prepared for demolition
10/15/1956 12/02/1957 09.09.1961 05/01/1995
Bainbridge 2 22nd Canceled 09/01/1958 05/05/1959 06.10.1962 09/13/1996
Truxtun 2 22nd Canceled 06/23/1962 06/17/1963 05/27/1967 09/11/1995
California 2 44 Off-duty 06/13/1968 01/23/1970 02/16/1974 07/09/1999
South carolina 2 44 When canceling 06/13/1968 December 01, 1970 01/25/1975 09/04/1998
Virginia 2 150 Canceled December 21, 1971 08/19/1972 09/11/1976 11/10/1994
Texas 2 150 Canceled December 21, 1971 08/18/1973 09/10/1977 07/16/1993
Mississippi 2 150 Canceled January 21, 1972 02/22/1975 08/05/1978 07/28/1997
Arkansas 2 150 Canceled 01/31/1975 January 17, 1977 October 18, 1980 07/07/1998

Submarines

To date, the US Navy has put a total of 204 nuclear submarines into service, of which 75 are still in active service. Most of the no longer active 129 units have already been scrapped (105 boats). The rest of them have either sunk, were used as a museum or training ship, or are currently waiting to be scrapped. Four boats are currently under construction or in planning.

Name of the
submarine
Number of
reactors
Output per
reactor in MW
status Bestel-
development
keel
interpretation
Indienst-
position
Außerdienst-
position
nautilus 1 10 Museum ship - 06/14/1952 09/30/1954 03/03/1980
Seawolf 1 11 Canceled 1952 07.09.1953 03/30/1957 03/30/1987
Skate 1 - Canceled 07/18/1955 07/21/1955 December 23, 1957 09/12/1986
Swordfish 1 - Canceled 07/18/1955 01/25/1956 09/15/1958 06/02/1989
Coffin 1 - Canceled 29.09.1955 02/21/1956 10/01/1958 04/21/1988
Skipjack 1 11 Canceled 05.10.1955 05/29/1956 04/15/1959 April 19, 1990
Triton 2 - Canceled 05.10.1955 05/29/1956 11/10/1959 05/03/1969
George Washington 1 11 Canceled December 31, 1957 11/01/1958 11/30/1959 January 24, 1985
Seadragon 1 - Canceled 29.09.1955 06/20/1956 05.12.1959 06/12/1984
Halibut 1 - Canceled - 04/11/1957 04/01/1960 06/30/1976
Patrick Henry 1 11 Canceled December 31, 1957 05/27/1958 04/11/1960 05/25/1984
Scorpion 1 11 Sunk January 31, 1957 08/20/1958 07/29/1960 05/22/1968
Robert E. Lee 1 11 Canceled 07/30/1958 08/25/1958 09/15/1960 December 01, 1983
Tullibee 1 - Canceled 11/15/1957 05/26/1958 11/9/1960 06/25/1988
Shark 1 11 Canceled January 31, 1957 02/24/1958 02/09/1961 09/15/1990
Theodore Roosevelt 1 11 Canceled - 05/20/1958 02/13/1961 December 01, 1982
Abraham Lincoln 1 11 Canceled 07/30/1958 11/01/1958 03/11/1961 02/28/1981
Sculpin 1 11 Canceled January 18, 1957 02/03/1958 06/01/1961 08/03/1990
Scamp 1 11 Canceled 07/23/1957 01/23/1959 06/05/1961 04/28/1988
Thresher 1 - Sunk January 15, 1958 05/28/1958 08/03/1961 04/10/1963
Ethan Allen 1 11 Canceled 07/17/1958 09/14/1959 08/08/1961 04/02/1983
Snook 1 11 Canceled January 18, 1957 04/07/1958 October 24, 1961 11/14/1986
Sam Houston 1 11 Canceled 07/01/1959 12/28/1959 03/06/1962 09/06/1991
Thomas A. Edison 1 11 Canceled 07/01/1959 03/15/1960 03/10/1962 December 01, 1983
John Marshall 1 11 Canceled 07/01/1959 04/04/1960 05/21/1962 07/22/1992
Permit 1 - Canceled 01/27/1958 05/01/1959 05/29/1962 07/23/1991
Plunger 1 - Canceled 03/23/1959 03/02/1960 11/21/1962 02/02/1990
Thomas Jefferson 1 11 Canceled 07/22/1960 02/03/1961 01/04/1963 04/30/1986
Lafayette 1 11 Canceled 07/22/1960 January 17, 1961 04/23/1963 08/12/1991
Alexander Hamilton 1 11 Canceled 07/22/1960 06/26/1961 06/27/1963 02/23/1993
Andrew Jackson 1 11 Canceled 07/23/1960 04/26/1961 07/03/1963 08/31/1989
Barb 1 - Canceled - 11/09/1959 08/24/1963 December 20, 1989
Nathan Hale 1 11 Canceled 02/03/1961 10/02/1962 11/23/1963 01/31/1987
James Monroe 1 11 Canceled 02/03/1961 07/31/1961 December 07, 1963 09/25/1990
Woodrow Wilson 1 11 Canceled 02/09/1961 09/13/1961 December 27, 1963 09/01/1994
Henry Clay 1 11 Canceled 02/03/1961 23.10.1961 02/20/1964 05/11/1990
Dace 1 - Canceled 03/03/1959 06/06/1960 04/04/1964 12/02/1988
Daniel Webster 1 11 Training ship 02/03/1961 12/28/1961 04/09/1964 08/30/1990
Daniel Boone 1 11 Canceled 07/21/1961 02/06/1962 04/23/1964 02/18/1994
John Adams 1 11 Canceled 07/23/1960 05/19/1961 05/12/1964 March 24, 1989
Pollack 1 - Canceled 03/03/1959 03/14/1960 May 26, 1964 03/01/1989
Tecumseh 1 11 Canceled 07/20/1961 06/01/1962 05/29/1964 07/23/1993
Ulysses S. Grant 1 11 Canceled 07/20/1961 08/18/1962 07/17/1964 06/12/1992
James Madison 1 11 Canceled 07/20/1961 05.03.1962 07/28/1964 11/20/1992
Casimir Pulaski 1 11 Canceled 07/20/1961 01/12/1963 08/14/1964 03/07/1994
Stonewall Jackson 1 11 Canceled 07/21/1961 07/04/1962 08/26/1964 02/09/1995
John C. Calhoun 1 11 Canceled 07/20/1961 06/04/1962 09/15/1964 03/28/1994
From Stueben 1 11 Canceled 07/20/1961 09/04/1962 09/30/1964 02/26/1994
Tinosa 1 - Canceled December 17, 1958 11/24/1959 11/17/1964 01/15/1992
Sam Rayburn 1 11 Training ship 07/20/1961 December 3, 1962 December 2nd, 1964 07/31/1989
Haddo 1 - Canceled 03/03/1959 09/09/1960 December 16, 1964 06/12/1991
Nathanael Greene 1 11 Canceled 07/21/1961 05/21/1962 December 19, 1964 December 15, 1986
Benjamin Franklin 1 11 Canceled 11/01/1962 05/25/1963 10/22/1965 11/23/1993
Simon Bolivar 1 11 Canceled 11/01/1962 04/17/1963 October 29, 1965 02/08/1995
Kamehameha 1 11 Canceled 08/31/1962 05/02/1963 December 10, 1965 04/02/2002
Lewis and Clark 1 11 Canceled 11/01/1962 07/29/1963 12/22/1965 06/27/1992
George Bancroft 1 11 Canceled 11/01/1962 08/24/1963 01/22/1966 09/21/1993
James K. Polk 1 11 Canceled 11/01/1962 11/23/1963 04/16/1966 07/08/1999
George C. Marshall 1 11 Canceled 07/29/1963 03/02/1964 04/29/1966 09/24/1992
George Washington Carver 1 11 Canceled 07/29/1963 08/24/1964 06/15/1966 03/18/1993
Flasher 1 - Canceled 06/09/1960 04/14/1961 07/22/1966 09/14/1992
Henry L. Stimson 1 11 Canceled 07/29/1963 04/04/1964 08/20/1966 05/05/1993
Francis Scott Key 1 11 Canceled 07/29/1963 December 05, 1964 December 3, 1966 09/02/1993
Queenfish 1 15th Canceled 03/26/1963 05/11/1964 December 06, 1966 04/14/1992
Mariano G. Vallejo 1 11 Canceled 08/08/1963 07/07/1964 December 16, 1966 03/09/1995
Guardfish 1 - Canceled 06/09/1960 02/28/1961 December 20, 1966 02/04/1992
Sturgeon 1 15th Canceled 11/30/1961 08/10/1963 03/03/1967 08/01/1994
Jack 1 - Canceled 03/13/1959 16.09.1960 March 31, 1967 07/11/1990
Will Rogers 1 11 Canceled 07/29/1963 03/20/1965 04/01/1967 04/12/1993
Ray 1 15th Canceled 03/26/1963 01/04/1965 04/12/1967 March 16, 1993
Narwhal 1 - Off-duty 07/28/1964 January 17, 1966 07/12/1967 07/01/1999
Greenling 1 - Canceled 06/09/1960 08/15/1961 03/11/1967 04/18/1994
Lapon 1 15th Canceled October 24, 1963 07/26/1965 December 14, 1967 08/08/1992
Haddock 1 - Canceled 08/24/1960 04/24/1961 12/22/1967 04/07/1993
Pargo 1 15th Canceled 03/26/1963 06/03/1964 05/01/1968 04/14/1995
Gato 1 - Canceled 07/09/1960 December 15, 1961 01/25/1968 04/25/1996
Hammerhead 1 15th Canceled 05/28/1964 11/29/1965 06/28/1968 04/05/1995
Tautog 1 15th Canceled 11/30/1961 01/27/1964 08/17/1968 March 31, 1997
Whale 1 15th Canceled - May 27, 1964 October 12, 1968 06/25/1996
Gurnard 1 15th Canceled October 24, 1963 December 22, 1964 December 06, 1968 04/28/1995
Sea Devil 1 15th Canceled 05/28/1964 04/12/1966 01/30/1969 10/16/1991
Aspro 1 15th Canceled 03/26/1963 11/23/1964 02/20/1969 March 31, 1995
Sunfish 1 15th Canceled 03/26/1963 January 15, 1965 03/15/1969 March 31, 1997
Bergall 1 15th Canceled 03/09/1965 04/16/1966 06/13/1969 06/06/1996
buffer 1 15th Canceled 03/26/1963 02/08/1965 08/09/1969 07/12/1996
Spadefish 1 15th Canceled 03/09/1965 December 21, 1966 08/14/1969 04/11/1997
Seahorse 1 15th Canceled 03/09/1965 08/13/1966 09/19/1969 08/17/1995
Grayling 1 15th Canceled 09/05/1962 05/12/1964 10/11/1969 07/18/1997
Finback 1 15th Canceled 03/09/1965 06/26/1967 02/04/1970 03/28/1997
Flying fish 1 15th Canceled 07/15/1966 06/30/1967 04/29/1970 05/16/1996
Trepang 1 15th Canceled 07/15/1966 10/28/1967 08/14/1970 06/01/1999
Bluefish 1 15th Canceled 07/15/1966 March 13, 1968 01/08/1971 05/31/1996
Hawkbill 1 15th Canceled December 18, 1964 09/12/1966 02/04/1971 03/15/2000
Billfish 1 15th Canceled 07/15/1966 09/20/1968 03/12/1971 07/01/1999
Pogy 1 15th Canceled 03/23/1963 05/05/1964 05/15/1971 06/11/1999
Pintado 1 15th Canceled December 29, 1965 October 27, 1967 09/11/1971 02/26/1998
Sand Lance 1 15th Canceled October 24, 1963 January 15, 1965 09/25/1971 08/07/1998
Archerfish 1 15th Canceled 06/25/1968 06/19/1969 December 17, 1971 March 31, 1998
Drum 1 15th When canceling 03/15/1967 08/20/1968 04/15/1972 10/30/1995
Silversides 1 15th Canceled 06/25/1968 10/13/1969 05/05/1972 07/21/1994
Batfish 1 15th Canceled 06/25/1968 02/09/1970 09/01/1972 03/17/1999
Guitarro 1 15th Canceled December 18, 1964 December 9, 1965 09/09/1972 05/29/1992
Cavalla 1 15th Canceled 07/24/1968 06/04/1970 02/09/1973 03/30/1998
William H. Bates 1 15th Canceled 06/20/1968 08/04/1969 05/05/1973 02/11/2000
Tunny 1 15th Canceled 06/25/1968 05/22/1970 01/26/1974 03/13/1998
Parche 1 15th Canceled 06/25/1968 December 10, 1970 08/17/1974 October 19, 2004
Glenard P. Lipscomb 1 - Canceled December 16, 1968 06/05/1971 December 21, 1974 07/11/1990
L. Mendel Rivers 1 15th Canceled 07/01/1969 06/26/1971 02/01/1975 05/10/2001
Richard B. Russell 1 15th Canceled 07/25/1969 October 19, 1971 08/16/1975 06/24/1994
los Angeles 1 148 When canceling 01/08/1971 01/08/1972 11/13/1976 04/02/2011
Baton Rouge 1 148 Canceled 01/08/1971 11/18/1972 06/25/1977 01/13/1995
Philadelphia 1 165 Off-duty 01/08/1971 08/12/1972 06/25/1977 06/25/2010
Memphis 1 165 Off-duty 02/04/1971 06/23/1973 December 17, 1977 04/01/2011
Omaha 1 148 Canceled January 31, 1971 01/27/1973 03/11/1978 05/10/1995
Cincinnati 1 148 When canceling 02/04/1971 04/06/1974 06/10/1978 12/22/1997
Groton 1 148
Prepared for demolition
January 31, 1971 08/03/1973 07/08/1978 07/11/1997
Birmingham 1 148
Prepared for demolition
01/24/1972 04/26/1975 December 16, 1978 12/22/1997
New York City 1 148 When canceling 01/24/1972 December 15, 1973 03/03/1979 04/30/1997
Indianapolis 1 148
Prepared for demolition
01/24/1972 October 19, 1974 05/01/1980 12/22/1998
Bremerton 1 165 In service 01/24/1972 05/08/1976 03/28/1981 -
San Francisco 1 165 In service 08/01/1975 05/26/1977 04/24/1981 -
Jacksonville 1 165 In service 01/24/1972 02/21/1976 05/16/1981 -
Dallas 1 148 In service October 31, 1973 09.10.1976 07/18/1981 -
La Jolla 1 148 In service December 10, 1973 10/16/1976 09/30/1981 -
Ohio 1 45 In service 07/01/1974 04/10/1976 11/11/1981 -
Phoenix 1 148
Prepared for demolition
October 31, 1973 07/30/1977 December 19, 1981 07/29/1998
Boston 1 148 Canceled December 10, 1973 08/11/1978 01/10/1982 11/19/1999
Atlanta 1 148 Off-duty 08/01/1975 08/17/1978 03/06/1982 12/16/1999
Baltimore 1 148
Prepared for demolition
October 31, 1973 May 21, 1979 07/24/1982 07/10/1998
Michigan 1 45 In service 02/28/1975 04/04/1977 09/11/1982 -
Houston 1 165 In service 08/01/1975 01/29/1979 09/25/1982 -
City of Corpus Christi 1 165 In service 10/10/1973 09/04/1979 01/08/1983 -
Albuquerque 1 165 In service October 31, 1973 December 27, 1979 05/21/1983 -
Norfolk 1 165 In service 02/20/1976 08/01/1979 05/21/1983 -
Florida 1 45 In service 02/28/1975 07/04/1976 06/18/1983 -
Portsmouth 1 148 Off-duty December 10, 1973 05/08/1980 10/01/1983 09/10/2004
Buffalo 1 165 In service 02/23/1976 January 25, 1980 05/11/1983 -
Georgia 1 45 In service 02/20/1976 04/07/1979 02/11/1984 -
Minneapolis-Saint Paul 1 148 When canceling October 31, 1973 01/20/1981 03/10/1984 08/28/2008
Salt Lake City 1 148
Prepared for demolition
09/15/1977 08/26/1980 05/12/1984 01/15/2006
Hyman G. Rickover 1 148 When canceling December 10, 1973 07/24/1981 07/21/1984 12/17/2007
Henry M. Jackson 1 45 In service 06/06/1977 01/19/1981 10/06/1984 -
Olympia 1 148 In service 09/15/1977 03/31/1981 11/17/1984 -
Augusta 1 148 When canceling October 31, 1973 04/01/1982 January 19, 1985 02/11/2009
Alabama 1 45 In service 02/27/1978 10/14/1980 May 25, 1985 -
Honolulu 1 148 When canceling 09/15/1977 11/10/1981 07/06/1985 11/02/2007
Providence 1 165 In service 04/16/1979 10/14/1982 07/27/1985 -
Pittsburgh 1 165 In service 04/16/1979 04/15/1983 11/23/1985 -
Alaska 1 45 In service 02/27/1978 03/09/1983 01/25/1986 -
Nevada 1 45 In service 01/07/1981 08/08/1983 08/16/1986 -
Chicago 1 165 In service 08/13/1981 01/05/1983 10/27/1986 -
Louisville 1 165 In service 02/11/1982 09/24/1984 11/08/1986 -
Helena 1 165 In service 04/19/1982 March 28, 1985 07/11/1987 -
Key West 1 165 In service 08/13/1981 07/06/1983 09/12/1987 -
Oklahoma City 1 165 In service 08/13/1981 04/01/1984 07/09/1988 -
San Juan 1 165 In service 11/30/1982 08/09/1985 08/06/1988 -
Tennessee 1 45 In service 01/07/1982 06/09/1986 December 17, 1988 -
Pasadena 1 165 In service 11/30/1982 December 20, 1985 02/11/1989 -
Newport News 1 165 In service 04/19/1982 03/03/1984 06/03/1989 -
Pennsylvania 1 45 In service 11/29/1982 01/10/1984 09/09/1989 -
West Virginia 1 45 In service 11/29/1982 01/10/1984 09/09/1989 -
Topeka 1 165 In service 11/28/1983 05/13/1986 10/21/1989 -
Albany 1 165 In service 11/28/1983 04/22/1985 04/07/1990 -
Miami 1 165 In service 11/28/1983 October 24, 1986 06/30/1990 -
Scranton 1 165 In service 11/26/1984 08/29/1986 01/26/1991 -
Kentucky 1 45 In service 08/13/1985 12/18/1987 07/13/1991 -
Asheville 1 165 In service 11/26/1984 01/09/1987 09/28/1991 -
Jefferson City 1 165 In service 11/26/1984 09/21/1987 02/29/1992 -
Annapolis 1 165 In service 03/21/1986 06/15/1988 04/11/1992 -
Maryland 1 45 In service 03/14/1986 04/22/1986 06/13/1992 -
Boise 1 165 In service 02/06/1987 08/25/1988 11/07/1992 -
Springfield 1 165 In service 03/21/1986 01/29/1990 01/09/1993 -
Montpelier 1 165 In service 02/06/1987 05/19/1989 03/13/1993 -
Nebraska 1 45 In service 05/26/1987 07/06/1987 07/10/1993 -
Columbus 1 165 In service 03/21/1986 01/09/1991 07/24/1993 -
Alexandria 1 165 In service 02/06/1987 02.03.1990 11/16/1993 -
Hampton 1 165 In service 02/06/1987 02.03.1990 11/16/1993 -
Santa Fe 1 165 In service 03/21/1986 07/09/1991 01/08/1994 -
Rhode Island 1 45 In service 05/01/1988 09/15/1988 07/09/1994 -
Charlotte 1 165 In service 02/06/1987 08/17/1990 09/16/1994 -
Hartford 1 165 In service 06/30/1988 02/22/1992 12/10/1994 -
Toledo 1 165 In service 06/10/1988 05/06/1991 02/24/1995 -
Maine 1 45 In service 05.10.1988 07/03/1990 07/29/1995 -
Tucson 1 165 In service 06/10/1988 08/15/1991 08/18/1995 -
Columbia 1 165 In service December 14, 1988 04/21/1993 10/09/1995 -
Greeneville 1 165 In service December 14, 1988 04/16/1992 02/16/1996 -
Wyoming 1 45 In service 10/18/1989 08/08/1991 07/13/1996 -
Cheyenne 1 165 In service 11/28/1989 07/06/1992 11/13/1996 -
Seawolf 1 39 In service 09/01/1989 10/25/1989 07/19/1997 -
Louisiana 1 45 In service December 19, 1990 October 23, 1992 09/06/1997 -
Connecticut 1 39 In service 05/03/1991 09/14/1992 12/11/1998 -
Virginia 1 30th In service 09/30/1998 09/02/1999 10/23/2004 -
Jimmy Carter 1 39 In service 06/29/1996 05.12.1998 02/19/2005 -
Texas 1 30th In service 09/30/1998 07/12/2002 09/09/2006 -
Hawaii 1 30th In service 09/30/1998 08/27/2004 05/05/2007 -
North Carolina 1 30th In service 09/30/1998 05/22/2004 05/03/2008 -
New Hampshire 1 30th In service 08/14/2003 04/30/2007 10/25/2008 -
New Mexico 1 30th In service 08/14/2003 04/12/2008 03/27/2010 -
Missouri 1 30th In service 08/14/2003 09/27/2008 07/31/2010 -
California 1 30th In service 08/14/2003 05/01/2009 October 29, 2011 -
Mississippi 1 30th In service 01/01/2004 06/09/2010 06/02/2012 -
Minnesota 1 30th In service 08/14/2003 05/20/2011 07.09.2013 -
North Dakota 1 30th In service 08/14/2003 05/11/2012 10/25/2014 -
John Warner 1 30th In service 08/14/2003 03/16/2013 08/01/2015 -

Cargo ships


Ship name
Number of
reactors
Output per
reactor in MW
status Bestel-
development
keel
interpretation
Indienst-
position
Außerdienst-
position
Savannah 1 15th Museum ship ? ? ??. 08.1962 1970

Research reactors

“Research reactor” is the name given to nuclear reactors that are not used to generate electricity, but primarily for research purposes (nuclear and material research, isotope production for medicine and technology ). Reactors marked yellow are still in operation.

State operator Plant name Reactor type status Power
(therm.)
commissioning
acceptance
switching off
processing
Alaska Fort Greely SM-1A Pressurized water reactor Shut down 2 MW March 13, 1962 1972
Antarctic McMurdo station PM-3A Boiling water reactor Reduced 1.75 MW 03/03/1962 1972
Arizona University of Arizona TRIGA Mark I. swimming pool Shut down 110 kW 1958 2010
Arkansas ASEFOR Southwest Experimental Fast
Oxide Reactor (SEFOR)
Fast breeder Shut down 20 MW 1969 1972
Colorado USGS TRIGA Mark I. swimming pool ? 1 MW - -
Florida University of Florida University of Florida Training Reactor Argonaut In operation 100 kW 1959 -
Idaho INL 603-A ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL 710 ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL A1W-A Pressurized water reactor Shut down ? 1958 01/26/1994
Idaho INL A1W-B Pressurized water reactor Shut down ? 1958 01/26/1994
Idaho INL Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) Pressurized water reactor In operation 250 MW 1969 -
Idaho INL Advanced Test Reactor Critical (ATRC) swimming pool In operation 5 kW 1975 -
Idaho INL AMRF-II ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL ARMF-I ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL Argonne Fast Source Reactor ? ? ? - -
Idaho INL BORAX-I Boiling water reactor intentionally
destroyed
10 MW - 07/22/1954
Idaho INL BORAX-II, later III Pressurized water reactor Shut down 6 MW 1954 1956
Idaho INL BORAX-IV Fast breeder Shut down 20 MW 1956 ?
Idaho INL BORAX-V Boiling water reactor Shut down ? 1962 1964
Idaho INL CFRMF ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL CRCE ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL Critical Experiment Tank (CET) ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL ECOR ? Never went
into operation
? - -
Idaho INL ETRC ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL Experimental Beryllium Oxide
Reactor (EBOR)
Reactor moderated with beryllium
Never went
into operation
10 MW - -
Idaho INL Experimental Breeder Reactor I ,
formerly Chicago Pile 4
Fast breeder Shut down 1.4 MW 08/24/1951 1964
Idaho INL Experimental Breeder Reactor II Fast breeder Shut down 62.5 MW 1965 1994
Idaho INL Experimental test reactor ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL FRAN ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL Gas Cooled Reactor Experiment ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL Heat Transfer Reactor Experiment 1 ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL Heat Transfer Reactor Experiment 2 ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL Heat Transfer Reactor Experiment 3 ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL HOTCE ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL LOFT ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL Materials Testing Reactor (MTR) ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL Mobile Low Power Plant (ML-1) Gas-cooled reactor Shut down 140 kW 03/30/1961 1965
Idaho INL NRAD ? In operation ? - -
Idaho INL OMRE Organically
moderated reactor
Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL PBF ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL RMF ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL S1W Pressurized water reactor Shut down ? 03/30/1953 10/17/1989
Idaho INL S5G Pressurized water reactor Shut down ? - 1995
Idaho INL SCRCE ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL SNAPTRAN-1 ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL SNAPTRAN-2 ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL SNAPTRAN-3 ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL SPERT-I ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL SPERT-II ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL SPERT-III ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL SPERT-IV ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL Stationary Low-Power Reactor 1 (ALPR) Boiling water reactor
Destroyed in an accident
3 MW 08/11/1958 01/03/1961
Idaho INL SUSIE ? In operation ? - -
Idaho INL THRITS ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL TREAT ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho INL Zero Power Physics Reactor (ZPPR) ? Standby ? 04/18/1969 -
Idaho INL ZPR-III ? Shut down ? - -
Idaho Idaho State University AGN-201 # 103 Zero power reactor In operation 50 W 1967 -
Illinois ANL Argonne Nuclear Assembly
for University Training
Argonaut Shut down 10 kW 02/09/1957 1972
Illinois ANL Chicago Pile 1, later 2 Graphite reactor Reduced ? 12/02/1942 1954
Illinois ANL Chicago Pile 3 Heavy water reactor Shut down 300 kW 1943 1954
Illinois ANL Chicago Pile 5 Heavy water reactor Shut down ? 1954 1979
Illinois ANL Experimental Boiling
Water Reactor (EBWR)
Boiling water reactor Shut down ? - -
Illinois ANL Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) Fast breeder Never went
into operation
? - -
Illinois ANL Janus Reactor ? Shut down ? - 1992
Illinois ANL JUGGERNAUT ? Shut down ? - -
Illinois ANL Liquid Metal Fast Breeder
Reactor (LMFBR)
Fast breeder Shut down ? - -
Illinois UIUC ? ? Shut down ? - -
Indiana Purdue University Lockheed Zero power reactor In operation 1 kW 1962 -
California Aerotest Operations TRIGA Mark I. swimming pool ? 250 kW - -
California General Atomics ? 2 reactors Shut down ? - -
California General Electric Nuclear test 3 reactors Shut down 100 kW - -
California SSFL SNAP-10A satellite In orbit 30 kW 04/04/1965 05/17/1965
California SSFL Sodium Reactor Experiment Fast breeder
Destroyed in an accident
20 MW 07/12/1957 02/15/1964
California UC Davis TRIGA Mark II swimming pool In operation 2.3 MW 08/13/1998 -
California UCI TRIGA Mark I. swimming pool In operation 250 kW 1969 -
Kansas URI TRIGA Mark II swimming pool In operation 1.25 MW 1962 -
Maryland AFRRI TRIGA Mark F swimming pool ? 1 MW - -
Maryland NIST Tank Type, Heavy Water Moderated Heavy water reactor In operation 20 MW 1967 -
Maryland UMCP TRIGA Mark I. swimming pool In operation 250 kW 1960 -
Massachusetts WITH MIT Nuclear Research Reactor Heavy water reactor In operation 6 MW 1958 -
Massachusetts UMass Lowell pool swimming pool ? 1 MW - -
Massachusetts WPI ? ? Shut down ? - -
Michigan Dow Chemical TRIGA Mark I. swimming pool ? 300 kW - -
Michigan University of Michigan ? ? Shut down ? - -
Missouri Missouri S&T pool swimming pool In operation 200 kW 1961 -
Missouri University of Missouri University of Missouri Research
Reactor Center (UMRR)
swimming pool In operation 10 MW 10/13/1966 -
Nebraska US Veterans
Administration
TRIGA Mark I. swimming pool Shut down 20 kW 1959 2001
Nevada Nevada Test Site BREN Tower Reactor without
shield
Reduced ? 1962 2006
New Mexico LANL Clementine Fast breeder Shut down 25 kW 1946 1952
New Mexico LANL Omega West Reactor (OWR) swimming pool Reduced 8 MW 1956 1992
New Mexico LANL Ultra High Temperature
Reactor Experiment (UHTREX)
Gas-cooled reactor Shut down 3 MW 1959 1971
New Mexico UNM AGN-201M # 102 Zero power reactor In operation 5 W - -
new York BNL Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor ? Shut down ? - 1968
new York BNL High Flux Beam Reactor ? Shut down ? - 1999
new York BNL Medical Research Reactor ? Shut down ? - 2000
new York RPI Reactor Critical Facility Zero power reactor In operation 1 w 1965 -
new York University at Buffalo ? ? Shut down ? - -
North Carolina NCSU Pulstar swimming pool In operation 1 MW 08/25/1972 -
Ohio NASA ? 2 reactors Shut down ? - -
Ohio Ohio State University Pool (modified Lockheed) swimming pool In operation 500 kW 1961 -
Oregon OSU TRIGA Mark II ( OSTR ) swimming pool In operation 1.1 MW 1967 -
Oregon Reed College Reed Reactor Facility ( TRIGA Mark I) swimming pool In operation 250 kW 1968 -
Pennsylvania Penn State University Breazeale Nuclear Reactor swimming pool In operation 1.1 MW 1955 -
Rhode Island URI / RIAEC GE pool swimming pool ? 2 MW - -
South carolina Savannah River Site Heavy Water Components
Test Reactor (HWCTR)
Heavy water reactor When demolishing 70 MW 1962 1971
Tennessee ORNL Aircraft Reactor Experiment (ARE) Molten salt reactor Shut down 2.5 MW 1954 1955
Tennessee ORNL Bulk Shielding Reactor (BSR) swimming pool Shut down 2 MW 1950 1957
Tennessee ORNL Experimental Gas Cooled
Reactor (EGCR)
Gas-cooled reactor Never went
into operation
? - -
Tennessee ORNL Geneva Conference Reactor ? Shut down 10 kW 1955 1955
Tennessee ORNL Health Physics Research Reactor (HPRR) Reactor without
shield
Shut down ? 1962 1987
Tennessee ORNL High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) Pressurized water reactor In operation 85 MW 1965 -
Tennessee ORNL Homogeneous Reactor Experiment (HRE) Heavy water reactor Shut down 1 MW 1952 1954
Tennessee ORNL Homogeneous Reactor Test (HRT) Heavy water reactor Shut down 5 MW 1957 1961
Tennessee ORNL Low-Intensity Test Reactor (LITR)
Reactor moderated with beryllium
Shut down 3 MW 1950 1968
Tennessee ORNL Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) Molten salt reactor Shut down 7.4 MW 06/01/1965 12/12/1969
Tennessee ORNL Oak Ridge Research Reactor (ORR) swimming pool Shut down 20 MW 1958 1987
Tennessee ORNL Pool Critical Assembly Zero power reactor Shut down 20 W 1958 1987
Tennessee ORNL Tower Shielding Reactor-I (TSR-I) Reactor without
shield
Shut down 1 MW 1954 1958
Tennessee ORNL Tower Shielding Reactor-II (TSR-II) ? Shut down ? 1958 1982
Tennessee ORNL X-10 Graphite Reactor Graphite reactor Shut down 3.4 MW 04/11/1943 1963
Texas Texas A&M AGN-201M # 106 Zero power reactor In operation 5 W 1953 -
Texas Texas A&M TRIGA Mark I. swimming pool In operation 1 MW 01/01/1962 -
Texas UT TRIGA Mark II swimming pool ? 1.1 MW - -
Utah University of Utah TRIGA Mark I. swimming pool ? 100 kW - -
Virginia ORNL Stationary Medium-Power Reactor 1 Pressurized water reactor Shut down 10 MW 04/08/1957 1973
Washington Hanford Site Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) Fast breeder When demolishing 400 MW 02/09/1980 03/18/1992
Washington WAZZU TRIGA Conversion ( WSUR ) swimming pool In operation 1 MW 07.03.1961 -
Wisconsin UW Madison TRIGA Mark I. swimming pool In operation 1 MW 1961 -
Wyoming US Air Force PM-1 Pressurized water reactor Shut down 1.25 MW 02/25/1962 1968

Enrichment plants

State Plant name status Remarks
Illinois Honeywell In operation Capacity: 12,700 t per year
Kentucky Paducah In operation Capacity: 11,300 t per year
New Mexico National Enrichment Facility In operation since 2009 Youngest plant in the USA
Ohio Portsmouth Closed in 2001 Prepared for demolition
Tennessee K-25 Closed in 1987 Part of the Manhattan Project
Tennessee S-50 shut down in 1945
Tennessee Y-12 National Security Complex closed in 1984

Reprocessing plants

The following list shows the operating, decommissioned and planned reprocessing plants for fuel assemblies.

State Plant name status Remarks
Idaho Idaho Closed in 1992 Reprocessing plants for military purposes
Illinois Morris Completed, no start of operations
new York West Valley 1966-1971
South carolina Barnwell Completed, no start of operations
South carolina Savannah River Site Decommissioned in 2002 military plant; additionally reprocessing of fuel elements from research reactors
Washington Hanford Site Closed in 1990 Reprocessing plants for military purposes

A facility for dismantling nuclear weapons warheads is currently being built on the Savannah River Site, with the plutonium contained therein being incorporated into MOX fuel elements for nuclear power plants.

Interim and final storage

The following list shows the current and planned repositories for radioactive waste.

State Plant name Type of radioactive material
(weak, medium, highly radioactive)
Remarks
Nevada Yucca Mountain spent fuel and high level radioactive waste Planned, stopped since 2009
New Mexico Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Transuranium waste Start of operation March 1999

Individual evidence

  1. The Hope Creek and Salem nuclear power plants in the state of New Jersey are run as independent power plants, but are located on the same property. The situation is similar with the Nine Mile Point and Fitzpatrick nuclear power plants in New York - these are also right next to each other.
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  6. Energy mix EU - USA - China
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  8. The reactor was out of service from March 1, 1985 to May 24, 2007.
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  22. http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Oyster-Creek-retires-after-49-years?feed=feed
  23. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/three-mile-island-unit-1-closes-for-good/
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  30. ^ First human-operated nuclear reactor in the world
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  36. Was sold to Switzerland after the end of operations. See: http://www.beninde.net/a2/schweiz.html
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