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Nuclear power plants in Louisiana

Louisiana has 2 operating nuclear power plants with 2.2 GW of capacity.

  • Operating2
New OrleansBaton RougeShreveportLafayetteMonroe

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest nuclear power plants in Louisiana

Operating, by capacity

#Nuclear power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Waterford 319851,200 MW
2River Bend19861,036 MW

Nuclear power plants that came online most recently in Louisiana

Newest first

#Nuclear power plantYear onlineCapacity
1River Bend19861,036 MW
2Waterford 319851,200 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks nuclear power plants

Operating nuclear power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about nuclear power plants in Louisiana

How many nuclear power plants are in Louisiana?
Louisiana has 2 operating utility-scale nuclear power plants with 2.2 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest nuclear power plant in Louisiana?
Waterford 3 in St Charles Parish, Louisiana is the largest, at 1,200 MW. It came online in 1985.
How many nuclear power plants were built in Louisiana in 2025?
0 nuclear power plants came online in Louisiana in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing nuclear power plants in Louisiana?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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