List of cancelled nuclear plants in the United States

This is a list of canceled nuclear plants in the United States.

The late 1960s and early 1970s saw a rapid growth in the development of nuclear power in the United States. By 1976, however, many nuclear plant proposals were no longer viable due to a slower rate of growth in electricity demand, significant cost and time overruns, and more complex regulatory requirements. Also, there was considerable public opposition to nuclear power in the USA by this time, which contributed to delays in licensing planned nuclear power stations, and further increased costs.^[1]

By the end of the 1970s it became clear that nuclear power would not grow nearly as dramatically as once believed. This was particularly galvanized by the Three Mile Island accident in 1979. Eventually, more than 120 reactor orders were ultimately cancelled^[2] and the construction of new reactors ground to a halt. Al Gore has commented on the historical record and reliability of nuclear power in the United States:

Of the 253 nuclear power reactors originally ordered in the United States from 1953 to 2008, 48 percent were canceled, 11 percent were prematurely shut down, 14 percent experienced at least a one-year-or-more outage, and 27 percent are operating without having a year-plus outage. Thus, only about one fourth of those ordered, or about half of those completed, are still operating and have proved relatively reliable.^[3]

A cover story in the February 11, 1985, issue of Forbes magazine commented on the overall management of the nuclear power program in the United States:

The failure of the U.S. nuclear power program ranks as the largest managerial disaster in business history, a disaster on a monumental scale … only the blind, or the biased, can now think that the money has been well spent. It is a defeat for the U.S. consumer and for the competitiveness of U.S. industry, for the utilities that undertook the program and for the private enterprise system that made it possible.^[4]

Canceled nuclear plants and units [edit]

Name ^[5]	Unit	Reactor type	Status	Location	Net capacity in MW	Gross capacity in MW	Contract year	Construct- ion started	Project close
Allens Creek	1	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Plan	TX	1,160	1,207	1973	-	1982-09-01
Allens Creek	2	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Plan	TX	1,160	1,207	1973	-	1976-09-01
Atlantic	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	NJ	1,150	1,212	1972	-	1978-12-01
Atlantic	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	NJ	1,150	1,212	1972	-	1978-12-01
Bailly	1	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Plan	IN	660	686	1967	1974-01-01	1981-08-01
Barton	1	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Plan	AL	1,209	1,254	1972	-	1977-11-01
Barton	2	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Plan	AL	1,209	1,254	1972	-	1977-11-01
Barton	3	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Plan	AL	1,209	1,254	1974	-	1975-11-01
Barton	4	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Plan	AL	1,209	1,254	1974	-	1975-11-01
Bellefonte	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	AL	1,235	1,263	1970	1974-09-01	1988-01-01
Bellefonte	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	AL	1,235	1,263	1970	1974-09-01	1988-01-01
Black Fox	1	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Construction	OK	1,150	1,226	1973	1978-07-01	1982-02-01
Black Fox	2	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Construction	OK	1,150	1,226	1973	1978-07-01	1982-02-01
Blue Hills (formerly Sunken Log)	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	TX	930	957	1973	-	1978-08-01
Blue Hills (formerly Sunken Log)	2	Pressurized water reactor	Cancelled Plan	TX	930	957	1974	-	1978-08-01
Bodega Bay			Cancelled Construction	CA					1964
Callaway	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	MO	1,120	1,176	1973	1975-10-01	1981-10-01
Carroll County	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	IL	1,120	1,150	1978	-	1988-12-01
Carroll County	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	IL	1,120	1,150	1978	-	1988-12-01
Cherokee	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	SC	1,280	1,343	1973	1976-06-01	1983-04-01
Cherokee	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	SC	1,280	1,343	1973	1976-06-01	1982-11-01
Cherokee	3	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	SC	1,280	1,343	1973	1976-06-01	1982-11-01
Clinch River	-	Fast breeder	Canceled Plan	TN	350	380	1973	-	1983-11-01
Clinton	2	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Construction	IL	933	985	1973	1975-10-01	1983-10-01
Davis Besse	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	OH	910	960	1973	-	1980-01-01
Davis Besse	3	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	OH	910	960	1973	-	1980-01-01
Douglas Point (US)	1	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Plan	MD	1,178	1,206	1972	-	1980-05-01
Douglas Point (US)	2	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Plan	MD	1,178	1,206	1972	-	1978-01-01
Erie	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	OH	1,260	1,300	1976	-	1980-01-01
Erie	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	OH	1,260	1,300	1976	-	1980-01-01
Floating	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	FL	1,150	1,211	-	-	1979-01-01
Fort Calhoun	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	NE	1,136	1,182	1972	-	1977-02-01
Fulton	1	HTGR	Canceled Plan	PA	1,160	1,200	-	-	1976-03-01
Fulton	2	HTGR	Canceled Plan	PA	1,160	1,200	-	-	1976-03-01
Greene County	-	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	NY	1,191	1,277	-	-	1979-04-01
Greenwood	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	MI	1,208	1,268	-	-	1980-03-01
Greenwood	3	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	MI	1,208	1,268	-	-	1980-03-01
Columbia (WPPSS-1)	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	WA	1,259	1,339	1972	1975-08-01	1983-01-01
Columbia (WPPSS-4)	4	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	WA	1,250	1,340	1974	1975-08-01	1982-01-01
Hartsville	A1	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Construction	TN	1,233	1,269	1972	1976-04-01	1984-08-01
Hartsville	A2	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Construction	TN	1,233	1,269	1972	1976-04-01	1984-08-01
Hartsville	B1	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Construction	TN	1,233	1,269	-	1976-04-01	1982-08-01
Hartsville	B2	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Construction	TN	1,233	1,269	-	1976-04-01	1982-08-01
Haven	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	WI	900	960	-	-	1980-02-01
Haven	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	WI	900	960	-	-	1978-05-01
Hope Creek	2	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Construction	NJ	1,067	1,118	1969	1976-03-01	1981-12-01
Jamesport	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	NY	1,150	1,182	-	-	1980-01-01
Jamesport	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	NY	1,150	1,182	-	-	1980-01-01
Marble Hill	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	IN	1,030	1,090	-	1977-07-01	1984-01-01
Marble Hill	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	IN	1,130	1,190	-	1977-07-01	1984-01-01
Midland	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	MI	491	526	1968	1973-03-01	1986-07-01
Midland	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	MI	816	855	1968	1973-03-01	1986-07-01
Montague	1	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Plant	MA	1,150	1,298	-	-	1980-12-01
Montague	2	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Plan	MA	1,150	1,298	-	-	1980-12-01
NEP	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	RI	1,150	1,194	-	-	1980-01-01
Nep	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	RI	1,150	1,194	-	-	1980-01-01
North Coast (formerly Aguirre)	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	PR	583	614	-	-	1978-12-01
North Anna	3	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	VA	907	950	1971	1971-06-01	1982-11-01
North Anna	4	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	VA	907	950	1971	1971-12-01	1980-11-01
Pebble Springs	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	OR	1,260	1,314	-	-	1982-09-01
Pebble Springs	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled plan	OR	1,260	1,314	-	-	1982-09-01
Perkins	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	NC	1,287	1,345	-	-	1982-02-01
Perkins	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	NC	1,287	1,345	-	-	1982-02-01
Perkins	3	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	NC	1,287	1,345	-	-	1982-02-01
Perry	2	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Construction	OH	1,205	-	-	1974-10-01	1984-04-01
Phipps Bend	1	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Construction	TN	1,233	1,269	-	1977-10-01	1982-08-01
Phipps Bend	2	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Construction	TN	1,233	1,269	-	1977-10-01	1982-08-01
Pilgrim	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	MA	1,180	1,240	-	-	1981-09-01
River Bend	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	LA	934	991	1972	1975-08-01	1984-01-01
Satsop (WPPSS-3)	3	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	WA	1,240	1,324	1973	1977-04-01	1983-01-01
Satsop (WPPSS-5)	5	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	WA	1,240	1,316	1974	1977-04-01	1982-01-01
Seabrook	2	Pressurized water reactor	Cancelled Construction	NH	1,149	1,199	1972	1976-07-01	1988-01-01
Sears Isle	1			ME					1977
Shearon Harris	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	NC	900	960	1971	1978-01-01	1983-12-01
Shearon Harris	3	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	NC	900	960	1971	1978-01-01	1983-12-01
Shearon Harris	4	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	NC	900	960	1971	1978-01-01	1983-12-01
Skagit	1	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Plan	WA	1,275	1,335	-	-	1983-08-01
Skagit	2	Boiling water reactor	Cancelled Plan	WA	1,275	1,335	-	-	1983-08-01
Somerset 1				NY
Somerset 2				NY
South River 1				NJ
South River 2				NJ
South River 3				NJ
Stanislaus 1				CA
Stanislaus 2				CA
Sterling	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	NY	1,150	1,185	-	-	1980-01-01
Sundesert 1				CA
Sundesert 2				CA
Surry	3	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	VA	859	919	1972	1974-01-01	1977-03-01
Surry	4	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	VA	859	919	1972	1974-01-01	1977-03-01
Tyrone	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Plan	WI	1,150	1,188	-	-	1979-07-01
Yellow Creek	1	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	MS	1,285	1,339	1974	1978-02-01	1984-08-30
Yellow Creek	2	Pressurized water reactor	Canceled Construction	MS	1,285	1,339	1974	1978-02-01	1984-08-30
Zimmer	1	Boiling water reactor	Canceled Construction	OH	810	840	-	1972-10-01	1984-01-01

References [edit]

^ Nuclear power: Futures, Costs, and Benefits p. 16.
^ Nuclear Power: Outlook for New U.S. Reactors p. 3.
^ Al Gore (2009). Our Choice, Bloomsbury, p. 157.
^ "Nuclear Follies", a February 11, 1985 cover story in Forbes magazine.
^ Canceled Reactors:
- Midland 1
- Midland 2
- Hope Creek 2
- Zimmer 1
- Norco 1
- Shearon Harris 2
- Shearon Harris 3
- Shearon Harris 4
- North Anna 3
- North Anna 4
- Surry 3
- Surry 4
- Floating 1
- Bellefonte 1
- Bellefonte 2
- Perry 2
- Seabrook 2
- Douglas Point 1
- Douglas Point 2
- Greenwood 2
- Greenwood 3
- River Bend 2
- WPPSS 1 (Hanford)
- Clinton 2
- Fulton 1
- Fulton 2
- Allens Creek 1
- Allens Creek 2
- Pilgrim 2
- Atlantic 1
- Atlantic 2
- Tyrone 1
- Sterling 1
- Callaway 2
- Perkins 1
- Perkins 2
- Perkins 3
- Cherokee 1
- Cherokee 2
- Cherokee 3
- Montague 1
- Montague 2
- Davis Besse 2
- Davis Besse 3
- Heaven 1
- Heaven 2
- WPPSS 3 (Satsop)
- WPPSS 5 (Satsop)
- Blue Hills 1
- Blue Hills 2
- WPPSS 4 (Hanford)
- Pebble Springs 1
- Pebble Springs 2
- James Port 1
- James Port 2
- Hartsville A1
- Hartsville A2
- Hartsville B1
- Hartsville B2
- Skagit 1
- Skagit 2
- Barton 1
- Barton 2
- Barton 3
- Barton 4
- Clinch River
- Marbel Hill 1
- Marbel Hill 2
- Fort Calhoun 2
- Greene County
- Phipps Bend 1
- Phipps Bend 2
- Black Fox 1
- Black Fox 2
- Yellow Creek 1
- Yellow Creek 2
- Nep 1
- Nep 2
- Erie 1
- Erie 2

External links [edit]

Canceled Nuclear Units Ordered in the United States

[1] Nuclear power: Futures, Costs, and Benefits p. 16.

[2] Nuclear Power: Outlook for New U.S. Reactors p. 3.

[3] Al Gore (2009). Our Choice, Bloomsbury, p. 157.

[4] "Nuclear Follies", a February 11, 1985 cover story in Forbes magazine.

[IAEA_PRIS_US-5] Canceled Reactors:

Midland 1

Midland 2

Hope Creek 2

Zimmer 1

Norco 1

Shearon Harris 2

Shearon Harris 3

Shearon Harris 4

North Anna 3

North Anna 4

Surry 3

Surry 4

Floating 1

Bellefonte 1

Bellefonte 2

Perry 2

Seabrook 2

Douglas Point 1

Douglas Point 2

Greenwood 2

Greenwood 3

River Bend 2

WPPSS 1 (Hanford)

Clinton 2

Fulton 1

Fulton 2

Allens Creek 1

Allens Creek 2

Pilgrim 2

Atlantic 1

Atlantic 2

Tyrone 1

Sterling 1

Callaway 2

Perkins 1

Perkins 2

Perkins 3

Cherokee 1

Cherokee 2

Cherokee 3

Montague 1

Montague 2

Davis Besse 2

Davis Besse 3

Heaven 1

Heaven 2

WPPSS 3 (Satsop)

WPPSS 5 (Satsop)

Blue Hills 1

Blue Hills 2

WPPSS 4 (Hanford)

Pebble Springs 1

Pebble Springs 2

James Port 1

James Port 2

Hartsville A1

Hartsville A2

Hartsville B1

Hartsville B2

Skagit 1

Skagit 2

Barton 1

Barton 2

Barton 3

Barton 4

Clinch River

Marbel Hill 1

Marbel Hill 2

Fort Calhoun 2

Greene County

Phipps Bend 1

Phipps Bend 2

Black Fox 1

Black Fox 2

Yellow Creek 1

Yellow Creek 2

Nep 1

Nep 2

Erie 1

Erie 2

[6] Midland 1

[7] Midland 2

[8] Hope Creek 2

[9] Zimmer 1

[10] Norco 1

[11] Shearon Harris 2

[12] Shearon Harris 3

[13] Shearon Harris 4

[14] North Anna 3

[15] North Anna 4

[16] Surry 3

[17] Surry 4

[18] Floating 1

[19] Bellefonte 1

[20] Bellefonte 2

[21] Perry 2

[22] Seabrook 2

[23] Douglas Point 1

[24] Douglas Point 2

[25] Greenwood 2

[26] Greenwood 3

[27] River Bend 2

[28] WPPSS 1 (Hanford)

[29] Clinton 2

[30] Fulton 1

[31] Fulton 2

[32] Allens Creek 1

[33] Allens Creek 2

[34] Pilgrim 2

[35] Atlantic 1

[36] Atlantic 2

[37] Tyrone 1

[38] Sterling 1

[39] Callaway 2

[40] Perkins 1

[41] Perkins 2

[42] Perkins 3

[43] Cherokee 1

[44] Cherokee 2

[45] Cherokee 3

[46] Montague 1

[47] Montague 2

[48] Davis Besse 2

[49] Davis Besse 3

[50] Heaven 1

[51] Heaven 2

[52] WPPSS 3 (Satsop)

[53] WPPSS 5 (Satsop)

[54] Blue Hills 1

[55] Blue Hills 2

[56] WPPSS 4 (Hanford)

[57] Pebble Springs 1

[58] Pebble Springs 2

[59] James Port 1

[60] James Port 2

[61] Hartsville A1

[62] Hartsville A2

[63] Hartsville B1

[64] Hartsville B2

[65] Skagit 1

[66] Skagit 2

[67] Barton 1

[68] Barton 2

[69] Barton 3

[70] Barton 4

[71] Clinch River

[72] Marbel Hill 1

[73] Marbel Hill 2

[74] Fort Calhoun 2

[75] Greene County

[76] Phipps Bend 1

[77] Phipps Bend 2

[78] Black Fox 1

[79] Black Fox 2

[80] Yellow Creek 1

[81] Yellow Creek 2

[82] Nep 1

[83] Nep 2

[84] Erie 1

[85] Erie 2

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