This statistic represents the largest nuclearreactors in the United States in 2011, by capacity. With a capacity of 1,209 megawatts, unit one of the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant was ranked first that year. The Westinghouse four-loop pressurized water reactor is operated by Texas-based Luminant Generation Company.
The largest nuclear reactors in the U.S. in 2011, by capacity (in megawatts)
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NEI. (March 19, 2012). The largest nuclear reactors in the U.S. in 2011, by capacity (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239525/the-largest-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-united-states-by-capacity/
NEI. "The largest nuclear reactors in the U.S. in 2011, by capacity (in megawatts)." Chart. March 19, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239525/the-largest-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-united-states-by-capacity/
NEI. (2012). The largest nuclear reactors in the U.S. in 2011, by capacity (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239525/the-largest-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-united-states-by-capacity/
NEI. "The Largest Nuclear Reactors in The U.S. in 2011, by Capacity (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239525/the-largest-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-united-states-by-capacity/
NEI, The largest nuclear reactors in the U.S. in 2011, by capacity (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239525/the-largest-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-united-states-by-capacity/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
The largest nuclear reactors in the U.S. in 2011, by capacity (in megawatts) [Graph], NEI, March 19, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239525/the-largest-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-united-states-by-capacity/