Total megawatts of U.S. nuclear capacity offline right now (units in outages plus reduced power).
16,791
MW Offline
Percentage of total fleet capacity currently online and generating power.
82.7%
Fleet Online
Refueling outages scheduled for this season. Each one is a hiring window.
24
Fall 2026 Outages
Units currently at 0% power (likely in an outage or shutdown).
15
Units Offline
Units operating between 1-99% power (excluding known startups or coastdowns).
5
Reduced Power
Units nearing the end of their fuel cycle, gradually lowering power before an outage.
0
Coastdown
Units increasing power following an outage or scram. Now: Hatch 1 64%, Susquehanna 1 65%.
2
Starting UpHatch 1 +1
Units on a qualifying Breaker-to-Breaker run: continuous operation exceeding their cycle-adjusted threshold with no trips to 0% power. Longest trip-free streak: Braidwood 2, 13.3 years since its last unplanned outage.
3
Breaker-to-BreakerBraidwood 2 13.3y
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