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Posted April 24, 2025The United States operates the world’s largest nuclear power plant fleet ›
Note: Alaska and Hawaii do not have nuclear power plants. Capacity values are net summer capacity.
In 2024, U.S. utilities operated 94 nuclear reactors with a total net generating capacity of nearly 97 gigawatts (GW), the largest commercial nuclear power generation fleet in the world. The next three countries with the largest programs were France with 57 units (63.0 GW), China with 57 units (55.3 GW), and Russia with 36 units (28.6 GW). Nuclear power continues to account for 19% of U.S. power sector electricity generation.
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