America’s nuclear power plants provide electricity to one of every five U.S. homes and businesses.
	In 2004, 103 nuclear power plants located in 31 states generated 788.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kwh) of electricity, enough to supply electricity for 60 million people.
	For the 10th straight year, 94 percent or more of key safety systems in these nuclear power plants met industry goals for availability.
	One of the safest industrial work environments, U.S. nuclear plants had only 0.25 industrial accidents per 200,000 work hours – making it safer to work at a nuclear power plant than in the manufacturing sector.

 
( Source: Nuclear Energy Institute press release, May 9, 2005 )

Operating Nuclear Reactors in the U.S.


To find an operating nuclear power reactor in the U.S. by facility location or name,
please visit the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Facility Info Finder.

Energy Information in the U.S.


According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), as of April 2005 there are 104 commercial nuclear generating units that are fully licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to operate in the United States. Of these 104 reactors, 69 are categorized as pressurized water reactors (PWRs) totaling 65,100 net megawatts (electric) and 35 units are boiling water reactors (BWR) totaling 32,300 net megawatts (electric). Although the United States has the most nuclear capacity of any nation, no new commercial reactor has come on line since May 1996. As of April 1, 2005, no U.S. nuclear company has yet applied for a new construction permit.

To review data on reactors in the United States, click here to visit the EIA’s Reactor
Data Tables alphabetical listing, a site-by-site summary of the 65 locations that provides operational data for each of the 104 U.S. reactors.

For the EIA’s reactor status list, which includes the builder, capacity, type, critical dates, and operator of each U.S. commercial reactor, click here.

For the EIA’s state listing, reflecting the impact of the nuclear industry on each of the 31 States that have commercial nuclear power plants, click here. Data provided include excerpts from media, nitrous oxide and sulfuric dioxide emissions levels, licensing status, capacity, generation, and links to local websites.