The oldest operating reactor nine mile point unit 1 in new york began commercial operation in december 1969. The average age of these nuclear reactors is about 38 years old. At the end of december 2019 the united states had 96 operating commercial nuclear reactors at 58 nuclear power plants in 29 states.
A commercial reactor providing power using fuel that reduces nuclear waste the small power plant could. An experimental nuclear reactor in idaho could be the first of its kind in the united states. Summer site in fairfax county.
In addition to the new reactors approved by the nrc in georgia the commission is expected to vote on final approval of two additional reactors at the v c. As an increasing number of coal fired power plants are closing across the nation some are looking to nuclear power to fill this void and meet the expected surge in electricity demands in the coming decades. Following a 30 year period in which few new reactors were built it is expected that 4 6 new units may come on line by 2020 the first of those resulting from 16 licence applications made since mid 2007 to.
The usa is the world s largest producer of nuclear power accounting for more than 30 of worldwide nuclear generation of electricity. Nuclear power in the united states. Wants to build nuclear power plants that will work on the moon and mars and on friday put out a request for.
Us eyes building nuclear power plants for moon and mars boise idaho ap the u s. Wants to build nuclear power plants on the moon and mars and on friday put out a request for ideas from the private sector on how. Us eyes building nuclear power plants for moon and mars the u s.
The beaver valley nuclear power plant is a nuclear power plant that produces electricity on the ohio river in the city of shippingport in beaver county in the western corner of pennsylvania usa. Arkansas nuclear one 2 nuclear power plant london arkansas beaver valley 1 nuclear power plant shippingport pennsylvania. Select your state to see how nuclear energy benefits your community.
Across the united states 95 nuclear reactors power tens of millions of homes and anchor local communities.
Nuclear power plants usa. Nuclear power in the united states is provided by 96 commercial reactors with a net capacity of 98 gigawatts gw 64 pressurized water reactors and 32 boiling water reactors. In 2019 they produced a total of 809 409 thousand megawatt hours of electricity which accounted for 20 of the nation s total electric energy generation. In 2018 nuclear energy comprised nearly 50 percent of u s. The following page lists all nuclear power stations that are larger than 1 000 mw in current net capacity.
Those power stations that are smaller than 1 000 mw and those that are only at a planning or proposal stage may be found in regional lists at the end of the page or in the list of nuclear reactors the list is based on figures from pris power reactor information system maintained by.
Those power stations that are smaller than 1 000 mw and those that are only at a planning or proposal stage may be found in regional lists at the end of the page or in the list of nuclear reactors the list is based on figures from pris power reactor information system maintained by. The following page lists all nuclear power stations that are larger than 1 000 mw in current net capacity. In 2018 nuclear energy comprised nearly 50 percent of u s.
In 2019 they produced a total of 809 409 thousand megawatt hours of electricity which accounted for 20 of the nation s total electric energy generation. Nuclear power in the united states is provided by 96 commercial reactors with a net capacity of 98 gigawatts gw 64 pressurized water reactors and 32 boiling water reactors.
