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Nuclear power plants in Nebraska

Nebraska has 1 operating nuclear power plants with 0.8 GW of capacity.

  • Operating1
OmahaLincolnGrand IslandNorth Platte

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest nuclear power plants in Nebraska

Operating, by capacity

#Nuclear power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Cooper Nuclear Station1974801 MW

Nuclear power plants that came online most recently in Nebraska

Newest first

#Nuclear power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Cooper Nuclear Station1974801 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 Nebraska

How many nuclear power plants are in Nebraska?
Nebraska has 1 operating utility-scale nuclear power plants with 0.8 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest nuclear power plant in Nebraska?
Cooper Nuclear Station in Nemaha County, Nebraska is the largest, at 801 MW. It came online in 1974.
How many nuclear power plants were built in Nebraska in 2025?
0 nuclear power plants came online in Nebraska in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing nuclear power plants in Nebraska?
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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