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The 25 Largest Nuclear Power Plants in the United States
Rank Power plant Operator Location Maximum dependable capacity (net electric megawatts)
2005
1 Palo Verde 2 Arizona Nuclear Power Project west of Phoenix, AZ 1,335
2 South Texas Project 1 STP Nuclear Operating Co. south-southwest of Bay City, TX 1,251
3 South Texas Project 2 STP Nuclear Operating Co. south-southwest of Bay City, TX 1,251
4 Palo Verde 3 Arizona Nuclear Power Project west of Phoenix, AZ 1,247
5 Palo Verde 1 Arizona Nuclear Power Project west of Phoenix, AZ 1,243
6 Perry 1 First Energy Nuclear Generating Co. northeast of Painesville, OH 1,235
7 Grand Gulf 1 Entergy Operations, Inc. south of Vicksburg, MS 1,207
8 Wolf Creek 1 Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. northeast of Burlington, KS 1,166
9 Byron 1 Excelon Generation Co. south-southwest of Joliet, IL 1,163
10 Braidwood 1 Excelon Generation Co. south-southwest of Joliet, IL 1,161
11 Salem 1 PSEG Nuclear south of Wilmington, DE 1,159
12 Seabrook 1 North Atlantic Energy Service Corp. south of Portsmouth, NH 1,155
13 Vogtle 1 Southern Nuclear Operating Co. southeast of Augusta, GA 1,152
14 Comanche Peak 1 TXU Electric and Gas Co. north of Glen Rose, TX 1,150
15 Comanche Peak 2 TXU Electric and Gas Co. north of Glen Rose, TX 1,150
16 Vogtle 2 Southern Nuclear Operating Co. southeast of Augusta, GA 1,149
17 Sequoyah 1 Tennessee Valley Authority northeast of Chattanooga, TN 1,148
18 Millstone 3 Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. west-southwest of New London, CT 1,148
19 Susquehanna 2 PPL Susquehanna northeast of Berwick, PA 1,140
20 Susquehanna 1 PPL Susquehanna northeast of Berwick, PA 1,135
21 Limerick 1 Excelon Generation Co. northwest of Philadelphia, PA 1,134
22 Limerick 2 Excelon Generation Co. south-southwest of Joliet, IL 1,134
23 Catawba 1 Duke Power Co. northwest of Rock Hill, SC 1,129
24 Catawba 2 Duke Power Co. northwest of Rock Hill, SC 1,129
25 Callaway AmerenUE southeast of Fulton, MO 1,125
Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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