Thirty-five boiling water reactors (BWRs) are currently operating at nuclear power plants across the U.S. BWRs are listed below by state and distance from the largest nearby city. Also provided are the power output, make of the reactor, and the type of containment used to prevent radiation leaks:
Alabama
Browns Ferry 1, 32 miles west of Huntsville
Output: 1065 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Browns Ferry 2, 32 miles west of Huntsville
Output: 1104 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Browns Ferry 3, 32 miles west of Huntsville
Output: 1115 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Delaware
Hope Creek 1, 18 miles southeast of Wilmington
Output: 1061 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Georgia
Hatch 1, 20 miles south of Vidalia
Output: 876 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Hatch 2, 20 miles south of Vidalia
Output: 883 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Illinois
Clinton, 23 miles south southeast of Bloomington
Output: 1065 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 6; Containment: Wet, Mark III
Dresden 2, 25 miles southwest of Joliet
Output: 867 MWe; Type: General Electric Type; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Dresden 3, 25 miles southwest of Joliet
Output: 867 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 3; Containment: Wet, Mark I
La Salle 1, 11 miles southeast of Ottawa, Ill.
Output: 1118 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 5; Containment: Wet, Mark II
La Salle 2, 11 miles southeast of Ottawa, Ill.
Output: 1120 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 5; Containment: Wet, Mark II
Quad Cities 1, 20 miles northeast of Moline
Output: 867 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 3; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Quad Cities 2, 20 miles northeast of Moline
Output: 869 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 3; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Iowa
Duane Arnold, 8 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids
Output: 640 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Louisiana
River Bend 1, 24 miles north northwest of Baton Rouge
Output: 989 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 6; Containment: Wet, Mark III
Massachusetts
Pilgrim 1, 38 miles southeast of Boston
Output: 685 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 3; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Minnesota
Monticello, 35 miles northwest of Minneapolis
Output: 579 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 3; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Mississippi
Grand Gulf 1, 20 miles south of Vicksburg
Output: 1297 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 6; Containment: Wet, Mark III
Nebraska
Cooper, 23 miles south of Nebraska City
Output: 830 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark I
New Jersey
Oyster Creek, 9 miles south of Toms River
Output: 619 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 2; Containment: Wet, Mark I
New York
FitzPatrick, 6 miles northeast of Oswego
Output: 852 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Nine Mile Point 1, 6 miles northeast of Oswego
Output: 621 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 2; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Nine Mile Point 2, 6 miles northeast of Oswego
Output: 1140 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 5; Containment: Wet, Mark II
North Carolina
Brunswick 1, 40 miles south of Wilmington
Output: 938 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Brunswick 2, 40 miles south of Wilmington
Output: 937 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Ohio
Fermi 2, 25 miles northeast of Toledo
Output: 1122 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark I
Perry 1, 35 miles northeast of Cleveland
Output: 1261 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 6; Containment: Wet, Mark III
Pennsylvania
Limerick 1, 21 miles northwest of Philadelphia
Output: 1134 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark II
Limerick 2, 21 miles northwest of Philadelphia
Output: 1134 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark II
Peach Bottom 2, 17.9 miles south of Lancaster
Output: 1112 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: BWR, Mark I
Peach Bottom 3, 17.9 miles south of Lancaster
Output: 1112 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: BWR, Mark I
Susquehanna 1, 70 miles northeast of Harrisburg
Output: 1149 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark II
Susquehanna 2, 70 miles northeast of Harrisburg
Output: 1140 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment: Wet, Mark II
Vermont
Vermont Yankee, 5 miles south of Brattleboro
Output: 510 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 4; Containment Type: Wet, Mark I
Washington
Columbia Generating Station, 20 miles north northeast of Pasco
Output: 1190 MWe; Type: General Electric Type 5; Containment: Wet, Mark II