List of canceled nuclear plants in the United States

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

History

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]

During the 2000s, aging infrastructure, growing power use and fears of global climate change all prompted what was then called the "nuclear renaissance". Engineering companies noted that the commissioning process was a major barrier to further construction, and changes to the system were carried out by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, along with new tax incentives and loan guarantees. As many as 30 new reactors were planned by 2009.[5]

As of 2013, only five new reactors are under construction, two at Vogtle, two at Summer, and one at Watts Bar. All of these projects have announced delays and budget overruns. All of the other new builds and the equally extensive list of upgrades to existing reactors have been shelved. The majority of this change in fortunes is due to the rapidly falling prices of natural gas.[5]

Canceled nuclear plants and units

Name[n 1] Unit Reactor type Status Location State Coordinates Net
capacity
in MW
 Gross
capacity
in MW
 Contract
year
 Construct-
ion
started
 Project
close
Allens Creek 1 Boiling water reactor Cancelled Plan Wallis Texas 29.6794, -96.10307 1,160 1,207 1973 - 1982-09-01
Allens Creek 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Wallis Texas 29.6794, -96.10307 1,160 1,207 1973 - 1976-09-01
Alabama Power Co 1 Boiling water reactor Cancelled Plan Selma Alabama
Alabama Power Co 2 Boiling water reactor Cancelled Plan Selma Alabama
Atlantic 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Atlantic City New Jersey 39.5726, -74.19513 1,150 1,212 1972 - 1978-12-01
Atlantic 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Atlantic City New Jersey 39.5726, -74.19513 1,150 1,212 1972 - 1978-12-01
Bailly (converted to coal) 1 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Westchester Indiana 660 686 1967 1974-01-01 1981-08-01
Barton 1 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Clanton Alabama 32°45′N 86°24′W 1,209 1,254 1972 - 1977-11-01
Barton 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Clanton Alabama 32°45′N 86°24′W 1,209 1,254 1972 - 1977-11-01
Barton 3 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Clanton Alabama 32°45′N 86°24′W 1,209 1,254 1974 - 1975-11-01
Barton 4 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Clanton Alabama 32°45′N 86°24′W 1,209 1,254 1974 - 1975-11-01
Bellefonte 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Scottsboro Alabama 34.70952, -85.92835 1,235 1,263 1970 1974-09-01 1988-01-01
Bellefonte 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Scottsboro Alabama 34.70952, -85.92835 1,235 1,263 1970 1974-09-01 1988-01-01
Black Fox 1 Boiling water reactor Canceled Construction Inola Iowa 36.11489, -95.54908 1,150 1,226 1973 1978-07-01 1982-02-01
Black Fox 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Construction Inola Iowa 36.11489, -95.54908 1,150 1,226 1973 1978-07-01 1982-02-01
Blue Hills (formerly Sunken Log) 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Jasper Texas 31.14416, -93.69222 930 957 1973 - 1978-08-01
Blue Hills (formerly Sunken Log) 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Jasper Texas 31.14416, -93.69222 930 957 1974 - 1978-08-01
Bodega Bay Boiling Water Reactor Canceled Construction Bodega Head California 38.305123, -123.059029 313 589 1958

589

 1964
Callaway 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Callaway Missouri 38.76091, -91.78109 1,120 1,176 1973 1975-10-01 1981-10-01
Carroll County 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Savanna Illinois 1,120 1,150 1978 - 1988-12-01
Carroll County 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Savanna Illinois 1,120 1,150 1978 - 1988-12-01
Cherokee 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Gaffney South Carolina 35.0354, -81.51319 1,280 1,343 1973 1976-06-01 1983-04-01
Cherokee 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Gaffney South Carolina 35.0354, -81.51319 1,280 1,343 1973 1976-06-01 1982-11-01
Cherokee 3 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Gaffney South Carolina 35.0354, -81.51319 1,280 1,343 1973 1976-06-01 1982-11-01
Clinch River - Fast breeder Canceled Plan Oak Ridge Tennessee 35.9175, -84.40971 350 380 1973 - 1983-11-01
Clinton 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Construction Clinton Illinois 40.1708, -88.83581 933 985 1973 1975-10-01 1983-10-01
Levy County 1 & 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan FL 1117 2008 - 2013-08-01
Davis Besse 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Oak Harbor Ohio 41.59721, -83.08996 910 960
Davis Besse 3 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Oak Harbor Ohio 41.59721, -83.08996 910 960 1973 - 1980-01-01
Douglas Point (US) 1 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Douglas Point Maryland 1,178 1,206 1972 - 1980-05-01
Douglas Point (US) 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Douglas Point Maryland 1,178 1,206 1972 - 1978-01-01
Erie 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Berlin Heights Ohio 1,260 1,300 1976 - 1980-01-01
Erie 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Berlin Heights Ohio 1,260 1,300 1976 - 1980-01-01
Floating 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan FL 1,150 1,211 - - 1979-01-01
Forked River 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Forked River New Jersey 699
Fort Calhoun 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Fort Calhoun South Carolina 1,136 1,182 1972 - 1977-02-01
Fulton 1 HTGR Canceled Plan Lancaster Pennsylvania 1,160 1,200 - - 1976-03-01
Fulton 2 HTGR Canceled Plan Lancaster Pennsylvania 1,160 1,200 - - 1976-03-01
Galena 1 Proposal Cancelled Galena Alaska
Grand Gulf 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Port Gibson Mississippi
Greene County - Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Clementon New Jersey 1,191 1,277 - - 1979-04-01
Greenwood 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Port Huron Michigan 1,208 1,268 - - 1980-03-01
Greenwood 3 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Port Huron Michigan 1,208 1,268 - - 1980-03-01
Columbia (WPPSS-1) 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Richland Washington 1,259 1,339 1972 1975-08-01 1983-01-01
Columbia (WPPSS-4) 4 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Richland Washington 1,250 1,340 1974 1975-08-01 1982-01-01
Hartsville A1 Boiling water reactor Canceled Construction Hartsville Tennessee 1,233 1,269 1972 1976-04-01 1984-08-01
Hartsville A2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Construction Hartsville Tennessee 1,233 1,269 1972 1976-04-01 1984-08-01
Hartsville B1 Boiling water reactor Canceled Construction Hartsville Tennessee 1,233 1,269 - 1976-04-01 1982-08-01
Hartsville B2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Construction Hartsville Tennessee 1,233 1,269 - 1976-04-01 1982-08-01
Haven 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Haven Wisconsin 900 960 - - 1980-02-01
Haven 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Haven Wisconsin 900 960 - - 1978-05-01
Hope Creek 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Construction Hancocks Bridge New Jersey 1,067 1,118 1969 1976-03-01 1981-12-01
Jamesport 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Jamesport New Jersey 1,150 1,182 - - 1980-01-01
Jamesport 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Jamesport New Jersey 1,150 1,182 - - 1980-01-01
Malibu 1 Pressurized water reactor Cancelled Plan Corral Canyon, CA California 36 679
Marble Hill 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Paynesville Indiana 1,030 1,090 - 1977-07-01 1984-01-01
Marble Hill 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Paynesville Indiana 1,130 1,190 - 1977-07-01 1984-01-01
Midland 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Midland Michigan 491 526 1968 1973-03-01 1986-07-01
Midland 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Midland Michigan 816 855 1968 1973-03-01 1986-07-01
Mayport 1 Mayport Florida
Mayport 2 Mayport Florida
Montague 1 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plant Montague Massachusetts 1,150 1,298 - - 1980-12-01
Montague 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Montague Massachusetts 1,150 1,298 - - 1980-12-01
New Bold Island 1 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Bordentown New Jersey
New Bold Island 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Bordentown New Jersey
New England 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Charlestown Rhode Island 1,150 1,194 - - 1980-01-01
New England 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Charlestown Rhode Island 1,150 1,194 - - 1980-01-01
New Haven 1 New Haven New Jersey
New Haven 2 New Haven New Jersey
North Coast (formerly Aguirre) 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan PR 583 614 - - 1978-12-01
North Anna 3 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Mineral Virginia 907 950 1971 1971-06-01 1982-11-01
North Anna 4 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Mineral Virginia 907 950 1971 1971-12-01 1980-11-01
Offshore 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Little Egg Inlet New Jersey
Offshore 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Little Egg Inlet New Jersey
Palo Verde 4 Wintersburg Arizona 1,270
Palo Verde 5 Wintersburg Arizona 1,270
Pebble Springs 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Arlington Oregon 1,260 1,314 - - 1982-09-01
Pebble Springs 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled plan Arlington Oregon 1,260 1,314 - - 1982-09-01
Perkins 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Mocksville North Carolina 1,287 1,345 - - 1982-02-01
Perkins 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Mocksville North Carolina 1,287 1,345 - - 1982-02-01
Perkins 3 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Mocksville North Carolina 1,287 1,345 - - 1982-02-01
Perry 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Construction Perry Ohio 1,205 - - 1974-10-01 1984-04-01
Phipps Bend 1 Boiling water reactor Canceled Construction Kingsport Tennessee 1,233 1,269 - 1977-10-01 1982-08-01
Phipps Bend 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Construction Kingsport Tennessee 1,233 1,269 - 1977-10-01 1982-08-01
Pilgrim 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Plymouth Massachusetts 1,150 1,240 - - 1981-09-01
Pilgrim 3 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Plymouth Massachusetts
Prairie Island 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Red Wing Minnesota 530
Prairie Island 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Red Wing Minnesota 530
Quanicassee 1 Pressurized water reactor Cancelled Plan Bay City Michigan
Quanicassee 2 Pressurized water reactor Cancelled Plan Bay City Michigan
Ravenswood Pressurized water reactor Cancelled Plan Long Island New York
River Bend 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction St. Francisville Louisiana 934 991 1972 1975-08-01 1984-01-01
Satsop (WPPSS-3) 3 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Elma Washington 1,240 1,324 1973 1977-04-01 1983-01-01
Satsop (WPPSS-5) 5 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Elma Washington 1,240 1,316 1974 1977-04-01 1982-01-01
Seabrook 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Seabrook New Hampshire 1,149 1,199 1972 1976-07-01 1988-01-01
Sears Isle 1 ME Maine 1977
Shearon Harris 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Bonsai North Carolina 900 960 1971 1978-01-01 1983-12-01 (2013)
Shearon Harris 3 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Bonsai North Carolina 900 960 1971 1978-01-01 1983-12-01 (2013)
Shearon Harris 4 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Bonsai North Carolina 900 960 1971 1978-01-01 1983-12-01
Skagit 1 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Sedro Woolley Washington 1,275 1,335 - - 1983-08-01
Skagit 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Sedro Woolley Washington 1,275 1,335 - - 1983-08-01
Somerset 1 Somerset New York 1200
Somerset 2 Somerset New York 1200
South River 1 North Carolina 1150 1978
South River 2 North Carolina 1150 1978
South River 3 North Carolina 1150 1978
Stanislaus 1 California
Stanislaus 2 California
Sterling 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Oswego New York 1,150 1,185 - - 1980-01-01
Summer 2 & 3 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction South Carolina 1,117 2008 - 1980-01-01
Summit 1 High Temp Gas Cooled Canceled Plan Whitehall Delaware 1200
Summit 2 High Temp Gas Cooled Canceled Plan Whitehall Delaware 1200
Sundesert 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Blythe California 974
Sundesert 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Blythe California 974
Surry 3 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Gravel Neck Virginia 859 919 1972 1974-01-01 1977-03-01
Surry 4 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Gravel Neck Virginia 859 919 1972 1974-01-01 1977-03-01
Tyrone 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Durand Wisconsin 1,150 1,188 - - 1979-07-01
Tyrone 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Plan Durand Wisconsin 1,150
Vandalia 1 Vandalia Iowa 1,270
Verplanck
(formerly Indian Point-4)		 1 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Buchanan New York 1,100 1,115 - - 1975
Verplanck
(formerly Indian Point-5)		 2 Boiling water reactor Canceled Plan Buchanan New York 1,100 1,115 - - 1975
Vogtle 3 Canceled Construction Waynesboro Georgia
Vogtle 4 Canceled Construction Waynesboro Georgia
Yellow Creek 1 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Corinth Mississippi 1,285 1,339 1974 1978-02-01 1984-08-30
Yellow Creek 2 Pressurized water reactor Canceled Construction Corinth Mississippi 1,285 1,339 1974 1978-02-01 1984-08-30
Zimmer (converted to coal) 1 Boiling water reactor Canceled Construction Moscow Ohio 810 840 - 1972-10-01 1984-01-01

See also

Notes

  1. ↑
    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

References

  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.
  5. 1 2 J. Matthew Roney, "US Nuclear Power In Decline", Earth Policy Institute, 10 September 2013
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