List of nuclear facilities in the United States
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, 2024 | until 2016 | 272.110 |
Palo Verde 2 | Arizona | Pressurized water reactor | 1.314 | 1,414 | 05/20/1986 | 12/09/2025 | until 2016 | 280,560 |
Palo Verde 3 | Arizona | Pressurized water reactor | 1,247 | 1,346 | 11/28/1987 | 03/25/2027 | until 2016 | 270,950 |
Arkansas One 1 | Arkansas | Pressurized water reactor | 836 | 880 | 08/17/1974 | 05/19/2034 | until 2016 | 237.330 |
Arkansas One 2 | Arkansas | Pressurized water reactor | 998 | 1,040 | December 26, 1978 | 07/17/2038 | 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 | 06/25/2037 | until 2016 | 239.230 |
Farley 2 | Alabama | Pressurized water reactor | 860 | 905 | 05/25/1981 | 03/31/2041 | until 2016 | 226.740 |
Millstone 2 | Connecticut | Pressurized water reactor | 882 | 910 | 11/9/1975 | 07/31/2035 | until 2016 | 215,320 |
Millstone 3 | Connecticut | Pressurized water reactor | 1,155 | 1,253 | 02/12/1986 | 11/25/2045 | until 2016 | 244,250 |
Saint Lucie 1 | Florida | Pressurized water reactor | 839 | 883 | 05/07/1976 | 03/01/2036 | until 2016 | 244,490 |
Saint Lucie 2 | Florida | Pressurized water reactor | 839 | 883 | 06/13/1983 | 04/06/2043 | until 2016 | 212.910 |
Turkey Point 3 | Florida | Pressurized water reactor | 693 | 729 | 11/02/1972 | 07/18/2032 | 153.279 | |
Turkey Point 4 | Florida | Pressurized water reactor | 693 | 729 | 06/21/1973 | 04/09/2033 | 149,631 | |
Hatch 1 | Georgia | Boiling water reactor | 876 | 898 | 11/11/1974 | 08/05/2034 | 172,799 | |
Hatch 2 | Georgia | Boiling water reactor | 883 | 921 | 09/22/1978 | 06/13/2038 | 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 | 10/17/2026 | 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 | 05/11/2026 | 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 | 01/12/2031 | 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, 2027 | 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 | 08/31/2025 | 180.930 | |
Wolf Creek | Kansas | Pressurized water reactor | 1.166 | 1,213 | 06/12/1985 | 03/10/2045 | 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 | 12/17/2044 | 183,827 | |
Calvert Cliffs 1 | Maryland | Pressurized water reactor | 873 | 918 | 03/01/1975 | 07/31/2034 | 183.981 | |
Calvert Cliffs 2 | Maryland | Pressurized water reactor | 862 | 911 | December 07, 1976 | 08/31/2036 | 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 | 06/15/2042 | 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, 2030 | 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 | 10/30/2046 | 150,875 | |
RE Ginna | new York | Pressurized water reactor | 560 | 608 | 12/02/1969 | 12/31/2029 | 128,988 | |
Brunswick 1 | North Carolina | Boiling water reactor | 938 | 990 | December 04, 1976 | 09/08/2036 | 154,455 | |
Brunswick 2 | North Carolina | Boiling water reactor | 937 | 989 | 04/29/1975 | 12/27/2034 | 154.159 | |
McGuire 1 | North Carolina | Pressurized water reactor | 1,100 | 1,158 | 09/12/1981 | 06/11/2041 | 195,808 | |
McGuire 2 | North Carolina | Pressurized water reactor | 1,100 | 1,158 | 05/23/1983 | 03/03/2043 | 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 | 07/02/2034 | 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 | 05.12.2043 | 184,356 | |
Catawba 2 | South carolina | Pressurized water reactor | 1,129 | 1,188 | 05/18/1986 | 05.12.2043 | 175,802 | |
HB Robinson 2 | South carolina | Pressurized water reactor | 710 | 745 | 09/26/1970 | 07/31/2030 | 166,565 | |
Oconee 1 | South carolina | Pressurized water reactor | 846 | 891 | 05/06/1973 | 02/05/2033 | 195,890 | |
Oconee 2 | South carolina | Pressurized water reactor | 846 | 891 | December 05, 1973 | 09/14/2034 | 195.774 | |
Oconee 3 | South carolina | Pressurized water reactor | 846 | 891 | September 18, 1974 | 07/19/2034 | 191,529 | |
Virgil C. Summer 1 | South carolina | Pressurized water reactor | 966 | 1.003 | 11/16/1982 | 08/06/2042 | 163,426 | |
Sequoyah 1 | Tennessee | Pressurized water reactor | 1,150 | 1,221 | 07/22/1980 | 09/17/2040 | 181.945 | |
Sequoyah 2 | Tennessee | Pressurized water reactor | 1,127 | 1,221 | December 23, 1981 | 14.09.2041 | 182.723 | |
Watts Bar 1 | Tennessee | Pressurized water reactor | 1,121 | 1,202 | 02/06/1996 | 09/11/2035 | until 2016 | 183,300 |
Watts Bar 2 | Tennessee | Pressurized water reactor | 1,165 | 1,218 | 06/03/2016 | 06/03/2076 | until 2016 | 1,810 |
Comanche Peak 1 | Texas | Pressurized water reactor | 1,150 | 1,189 | April 24, 1990 | 02/08/2030 | 146.903 | |
Comanche Peak 2 | Texas | Pressurized water reactor | 1,150 | 1,189 | 04/09/1993 | 02/02/2033 | 126,869 | |
South Texas 1 | Texas | Pressurized water reactor | 1,280 | 1,354 | 03/30/1988 | 08/20/2027 | 168.113 | |
South Texas 2 | Texas | Pressurized water reactor | 1,280 | 1,354 | 04/11/1989 | 12/15/2028 | 162,981 | |
North Anna 1 | Virginia | Pressurized water reactor | 924 | 973 | 04/17/1978 | 04/01/2038 | 183,677 | |
North Anna 2 | Virginia | Pressurized water reactor | 910 | 958 | 08/25/1980 | 08/20/2040 | 177,703 | |
Surry 1 | Virginia | Pressurized water reactor | 799 | 848 | 07/04/1972 | 03/25/2032 | 175.085 | |
Surry 2 | Virginia | Pressurized water reactor | 799 | 848 | 03/10/1973 | 01/29/2033 | 175.249 | |
Columbia (WPPSS-2) | Washington | Boiling water reactor | 1,131 | 1,200 | 05/27/1984 | 12/13/2044 | 158,792 | |
Point Beach 1 | Wisconsin | Pressurized water reactor | 512 | 543 | 11/06/1970 | 05/10/2030 | 125,809 | |
Point Beach 2 | Wisconsin | Pressurized water reactor | 514 | 545 | 08/02/1972 | 03/08/2033 | 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ PRIS - Country Details. In: www.iaea.org. Retrieved June 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Nuclear Power Plants Worldwide | kernenergie.de | Information on nuclear energy, atomic energy, nuclear power, nuclear power. (No longer available online.) In: www.kernenergie.de. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012 ; accessed on June 21, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Annual Report of the US Energy Administration .
- ^ BP: BP Statistical Review of World Energy
- ↑ Energy mix EU - USA - China
- ↑ a b Indicates the electrical energy (net electricity) fed into the grid from the start of operation until December 31, 2006 or until the nuclear reactor was shut down. The amount of energy is given in gigawatt hours (GWh; corresponds to one billion watt hours or one million kilowatt hours).
- ↑ The reactor was out of service from March 1, 1985 to May 24, 2007.
- ↑ http://www.ketv.com/news/oppd-picks-decommissioning-method-ahead-of-fort-calhoun-vote/40047100
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- ↑ https://www.tva.com/Newsroom/Watts-Bar-2-Project/Timeline
- ↑ Fort Calhoun-1 Shut Down Permanently After 43 Years Of Operation. NucNet, October 25, 2016, accessed November 1, 2016 .
- ↑ http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Oyster-Creek-retires-after-49-years?feed=feed
- ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/three-mile-island-unit-1-closes-for-good/
- ^ Vermont Yankee nuclear plant shutdown complete . In: The Boston Globe , December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col-holder/na3.html
- ↑ https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col/bell-bend.html
- ↑ http://world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Duke-seeks-to-cancel-plans-for-Lee-AP1000s-2908175.html
- ↑ https://www.nzz.ch/international/leitschiff-gerald-r-ford-die-usa-lancieren-neue-generation-von-flugzeugtraegern-ld.1307119
- ↑ CASTOR-NIX-DA: NO FEAR OF ATOMIC MILES. In: www.castor.de. Retrieved June 21, 2016 .
- ^ First human-operated nuclear reactor in the world
- ↑ http://critical.unm.edu/agn/NEWMAN%202011%20rev1.pdf ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sharing of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility (rcf) . Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States), November 30, 1995 ( osti.gov [PDF; accessed June 21, 2016]).
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- ↑ Was sold to Switzerland after the end of operations. See: http://www.beninde.net/a2/schweiz.html
- ↑ National Geographic, July 2002 edition