Locations / Information about Reactors in the United States

Currently the oldest operating reactors in the U.S. are Oyster Creek and Nine Mile Point 1 BWRs, which started up in 1969. The R.E. Ginna PWR started up in 1970. These early reactors generate about 500 MWe. The newest reactor is Watts Bar, an 1100 MWe PWR,  in Tennessee.

Applications for new reactors have been made in 2007.

The following are some useful links providing information about US reactors:

Department of Energy Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)

The Site Map links to all major pages of the NEI site. Industry Data includes:

Generation Statistics (Historical, state-by-state, and international data on electricity generation from the nuclear industry and other generation types).

Operating Costs (Data on the operating costs of the U.S. nuclear, coal, gas and oil electric industries, including information on fuel, operations and maintenance, and other costs).

Performance Statistics (Aggregate information on the U.S. nuclear industry's capacity factors and outages, and capacity factors for other generation types. Capacity factor, the most common measure of plant performance, compares actual generation to the maximum possible generation for a given period of time, usually on an annual basis).

Clean Air (Quantitative data on emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants avoided by the use of nuclear energy).

Plant Information (Nuclear power plant information, including location, size, operations, and ownership).

License Information (Nuclear power plant license expirations and renewals).

Power Uprates (Approved and future power uprates at U.S. nuclear facilities).

Safety and Regulatory (Safety accident rates, significant events and unplanned automatic scrams at U.S. nuclear power plants).

Used Fuel (Status of used nuclear fuel and payments to the Nuclear Waste Fund created to pay for a permanent national repository).

Use NEI's U.S. Nuclear Plants State-by-State Interactive Map below to find what reactors are located near you and how these contribute to the state's electrical grid.


Courtesy Nuclear Energy Insitute

International Nuclear Safety Center (INSC)

Alternatively, you can use an Argonne National Laboratory INSC imagemap for more detailed location information. 

Geospatial Coordinates

In the last half of the 1990s, the NRC had provided geospatial coordinates for the US nuclear plants. That information, together with the availability of several satellite map and aerial view websites, had resulted in webpages with links showing overhead views and maps. Mapquest, Delorme, and Terraserver maps and aerial views. 

Addresses

The following list provides plant addresses, plant owners, and operators in case you may wish to visit their visitor or training facilities.  Websites are linked from company names. Google searches specific to the plant are linked under the plant heading.

Plant Company Address
Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO) 1 and 2 Entergy Nuclear 1448 SR 333; Russellville, AR 72801
Beaver Valley First Energy Corporation P.O. Box 4; Shippingport, PA 15077
Braidwood Exelon RR1, Box 84; Braceville, IL 60407
Browns Ferry Tennessee Valley Authority PO Box 2000; Decatur, AL 35602
Brunswick Progress Energy PO Box 10429; Southport, NC 28461
Byron Exelon 4450 North German Church Road; Byron, IL 61010
Callaway Ameren PO Box 620; Callaway, MO 65251
Calvert Cliffs Constellation Energy 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway; Lusby, MD 20657
Catawba Duke Energy 4800 Concord Road; York, SC 29745
Clinton Exelon PO Box 678; Clinton, IL 61727
Columbia Energy Northwest Richland, WA 99352-0968
Comanche Peak Energy Future Holdings PO Box 1002; Glen Rose, TX 76043
Cooper Entergy Nuclear PO Box 98; Brownville, NE 68321
Crystal River Progress Energy 15760 West Power Line Street; Crystal River, FL 34428-6708
Davis Besse First Energy Corporation 5501 North State Route 2; Oak Harbor, OH 43449
DC Cook AEP 1 Cook Place; Bridgman, MI 49106
Diablo Canyon PG&E PO Box 56; Avila Beach, CA 93424
Dresden Exelon 6500 North Dresden Road; Morris, IL 60450
Duane Arnold FPL 3313 DAEC Road; Palo, IA 52324
Exelon Exelon Suite 400, 1400 Opus Place; Downers Grove, IL 60515
Farley Southern Nuclear PO Box 470; Ashford, AL 36312
Fermi 2 DTE Energy 6400 North Dixie Highway; Newport, MI 48166
FitzPatrick Entergy Nuclear PO Box 41; Lycoming, NY 13093
Fort Calhoun Omaha Public Power District 444 South 16th Street Mall; Omaha, NE 68102-2247
Fort Calhoun Omaha Public Power District PO Box 399; Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0399
General Electric General Electric Nuclear 171 Curtner Avenue; San Jose, CA 95125
Ginna Constellation Energy 1503 Lake Road; Ontario, NY 14519
Grand Gulf Entergy Nuclear PO Box 756; Port Gibson, MS 39150
Hatch Southern Nuclear Highway US1, Box 439; Baxley, GA 31513
Hope Creek PSE&G PO Box 236; Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
Indian Point 2, 3 Entergy Nuclear Broadway & Bleakley Ave.; Buchanan, NY 10511
Kewaunee Dominion N490 Highway 42; Kewaunee, WI 54216-9510
LaSalle Exelon 2601 North 21st Road; Marseilles, IL 61341
Limerick Exelon PO Box 2300; Saratoga, PA 19464-0920
McGuire Duke Energy 12700 Hagers Ferry Road; Huntersville, NC 28078-9340
Millstone 1,2,3 Dominion PO Box 128; Waterford, CT 06385
Monticello NMC/Xcel 2807 West Highway 75; Monticello, MN 55362
NEI Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 Eye Street, Suite 300; Washington, DC
Nine Mile Point 1,2 Constellation Energy PO Box 32; Lycoming, NY 13093
North Anna Dominion PO Box 402; Mineral, VA 23117-0402
NPPD Nebraska Public Power District PO Box 98; Brownville, NE 68321
Oconee Duke Energy PO Box 1439; Seneca, SC 29679
Oyster Creek Exelon PO Box 388; Forked River, NJ 08731
Palisades Entergy Nuclear 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway; Covert, MI 49043
Palo Verde Arizona Public Service Company PO Box 52034; Phoenix,AZ 85072-2034
Peach Bottom Exelon 1848 Lay Road; Delta, PA 17314
Perry First Energy Corporation PO Box 97; Perry, OH 44081
Pilgrim Entergy Nuclear Rocky Hill Road; Plymouth, MA 02360
Point Beach FPL 6610 Nuclear Road; Two Rivers, WI 54241
Prairie Island NMC/Xcel 1717 Wakonade Drive East; Welch, MN 55089
Quad Cities Exelon 22710 206th Avenue North; Cordova, IL 61242
River Bend Entergy Nuclear PO Box 220; St. Francisville, LA 70775
Robinson Progress Energy 3581 West Entrance Road; Hartsville, SC 29550
Salem PSE&G PO Box 236; Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
Seabrook FPL PO Box 300; Seabrook, NH 03874-0300
Sequoyah Tennessee Valley Authority PO Box 2000; Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
Shearon Harris Progress Energy PO Box 165; New Hill, NC 27562
San Onofre (SONGS) 2 and 3 Southern California Edison PO Box 128; San Clemente, CA 92674
South Texas Project STP Nuclear Operating Company PO Box 289; Wadsworth, TX 77483
St Lucie FPL PO Box 128; Ft. Pierce, FL 34954-0128
VC Summer SCANA Corporation PO Box 88; Jenkinsville, SC 29065
Surry Dominion 5570 Hog Island Road; Surry, VA 23883
Susquehanna PPL PO Box 467; Berwick, PA 18603
Three Mile Island Exelon PO Box 480; Middletown, PA 17057
Turkey Point FPL PO Box 4332; Princeton, FL 33032
TVA Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street; Chattanooga, TN 37402
USNRC US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike; Rockville, MD 20852
Vermont Yankee Entergy Nuclear PO Box 157, Governor Hunt Road; Vernon, VT 05354
Vogtle Southern Nuclear PO Box 1600; Waynesboro, GA 30830
Waterford Entergy Nuclear PO Box B; Killona, LA 70066
Watts Bar Tennessee Valley Authority PO Box 2000; Spring City, TN 37381
Wolf Creek Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Company PO Box 411; Burlington, KS 66839-0411

Notes

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The NRC has an excellent website provides information about the nuclear reactors, fuel cycle facilities, uranium mills, decommissioning facilities, and extensive licensing and regulatory information. Current status of new reactor licensing, upgrades, and license renewals are also reported.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

For information about reactors around the world, see World-Wide Reactor Information. Also, check the plant links pages. 

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