Total megawatts of U.S. nuclear capacity offline right now (units in outages plus reduced power).
18,638
MW Offline
Percentage of total fleet capacity currently online and generating power.
80.8%
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).
18
Units Offline
Units operating between 1-99% power (excluding known startups or coastdowns).
2
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: Susquehanna 1 94%.
1
Starting UpSusquehanna 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
Nuclear NewsNEW AEP, Amazon and X-energy planning 12-SMR plantAmerican Electric Power and X-energy signed an agreement to evaluate a 960 megawatt nuclear project in Sullivan County, Indiana. Amazon is supporting the development through funding and a long term power purchase agreement. The facility would deploy twelve Xe-100 small modular reactors at a former coal plant site.
Core Content
Core Content
Nuclear NewsNEW AI in nuclear operations: The shift from adoption to operating valueRecent industry research identifies more than sixty artificial intelligence deployments spanning the United States nuclear fleet. However, roughly sixty percent of these active software tools lack quantified operational benefits, as utilities struggle to translate preliminary time savings into measurable labor improvements.Core Content
Core Content
Nuclear NewsNEW 3 Universities Form Nuclear Alliance to Tackle Next-Gen Workforce Gap through Cross-Campus Virtual Arizona State University, Purdue University, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have established the New Nuclear Academic Consortium. The partnership aims to address workforce shortages by developing undergraduate micro-certificates and cross-campus virtual training programs for engineering students.Core Content
Core Content
Nuclear NewsNEW US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centersEnergy developers in the United States are attempting to restart three previously shuttered commercial nuclear reactors to supply electricity to growing data centers. This marks an unprecedented operational effort in the domestic industry, as no commercial reactor has successfully resumed generation after entering the decommissioning process.Core Content
Core Content
Nuclear NewsNEW NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon. This US scientist says it could be a very bad ideaNASA plans to deploy a fission reactor on the lunar surface by 2030 to support a permanent human base. However, astrophysicists and engineers have raised concerns regarding the tight timeline, harsh lunar environment, and technical hurdles of operating nuclear hardware in space.Core Content
Core Content
Nuclear NewsNEW As Utah pushes nuclear power, some environmental and tribal groups push backDemonstrators gathered near the White Mesa uranium mill in southeastern Utah to protest proposed mining expansions and transportation risks. The event coincided with state officials advancing nuclear energy initiatives and small modular reactor projects to meet rising electricity demands. Local tribal and environmental groups continue to demand stricter safety protocols, health access, and protection for lands surrounding Bears Ears National Monument.Core Content
Core Content
Nuclear NewsNEW Utah, Idaho and Wyoming's governors tour a nuclear power plant under constructionMicrosoft founder Bill Gates recently hosted the governors of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming at the construction site for the Natrium nuclear power plant in western Wyoming. TerraPower received authorization from the Department of Energy to begin building the 500-megawatt facility.Core Content
Core Content
Nuclear NewsNEW Louisiana regulators want ratepayers to finance nuclear ‘exploration’The Louisiana Public Service Commission is scheduled to vote on funding mechanisms for advanced nuclear development and small modular reactors in the state. Proposals include a monthly twenty-cent customer surcharge or allowing utilities to recover up to two million dollars in early-stage exploration costs through future electricity rates. The initiative supports state efforts to expand nuclear capacity and meet rising industrial energy demand.Core Content
Core Content
Nuclear NewsNEW KNEDA issues RFI for Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot ProgramThe Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority has issued a Request for Information to gauge interest in its Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program. The initiative offers state grants covering up to one-third of costs, with a maximum of $25 million per project, for pursuing Nuclear Regulatory Commission licenses and permits. Responses are due by November 6 to help shape the future application process.Core Content
Core Content
Outage NewsNEW Farley 2 begins Fall 2026 refueling outageFarley 2 began a routine refueling outage on Oct 19, 2026, 1 day later than the scheduled start date of Oct 18, 2026. The outage has a scheduled duration of 27 days. Prior to this event, the unit had run for about 16 months without an unscheduled outage and completed about 91% of its typical 548-day operating cycle.Core Content
Core Content
Outage NewsNEW Comanche Peak 1 begins Fall 2026 refueling outageComanche Peak 1 began a routine refueling outage on Oct 19, 2026, starting 1 day later than the scheduled Oct 18, 2026 date. The published schedule anticipates a duration of 32 days for the fall outage. Going into this refuel, the unit had gone about 13 months without an unscheduled outage and had run about 95% of its typical 549-day operating cycle.Core Content
Core Content
Outage NewsNEW Waterford 3 begins Fall 2026 refueling outageWaterford 3 began its routine refueling outage on Oct 17, 2026, right on its scheduled start date with a planned duration of 25 days. The unit entered this fall outage following a streak of about 23 months without an unscheduled outage, having run about 89% of its typical 561-day operating cycle. Its 18 prior refuels averaged 49.9 days.Core Content
Core Content
Outage NewsNEW Hatch 1 trips offline, unscheduled outage underwayHatch 1 began an unscheduled forced short outage on October 11, 2026. The event ended a 167 day unscheduled outage free streak for the unit, with duration projected at about four days.Core Content
Core Content
History & TriviaNEW The 1946 Law That Put America’s Atomic Bombs Under Civilian ControlThe 1946 Law That Put Atomic Bombs Under Civilian Control | HISTORY The U.S. faced an unprecedented question after World War II: Should civilians or the military oversee its nuclear ars... All the major chapters in the American story, from Indigenous beginnings to the present day. History from countries and communities across the globe, including the world’s major wars. From prehistory, though antiquity and into the 21st century, all of history’s biggest chapters. Read the full article at HISTORY :Core Content
Core Content
Our long-range outage projections just got sharperNukeWorker's gives you two things: validated dates for the coming season, and our own long-range projections for the seasons beyond, 18 to 24 months out, before the utilities publish their dat...
Every Outage Finally Has a NameIf you have worked an outage, you know it has a name. Nobody at the tool crib says "the spring outage at Catawba." They say . It is on the badge, on the schedule, on the coffee cup somebody had printed.For ...
New on the facility map: see who's hiring at a glanceThe facility map got a pretty good overhaul. A few things on there now that I think you'll actually use:Jobs are on the map now. Top-right of the map there's an Open Jobs button. Hit...
Did You Know NukeWorker Has Online Practice Exams? (Now With Certificates)Here is something a lot of folks in the field do not realize: NukeWorker has a full library of online practice exams for radiation protection and radiological control worker...
The NukeWorker Reactor Status MapIf you have ever wanted to know which plants are running, which are down for an outage, and which one just tripped offline, all on a single screen, that is exactly what the NukeWorker Reactor Status Map on our home...
We have recently updated the with over 1,500 new aerial and facility images.Some of the latest additions include high-quality views of:Research & Academic Facilities: Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission, MIT Nuclear Research Reactor (MITR),...
The Fall 2026 U.S. nuclear refueling outage schedule has been released. 25 units are scheduled to refuel this season.
POET: plant-specific PRA inputs, built from the operating recordA new tool on NukeWorker turns the U.S. fleet's day-by-day operating history into initiating-event frequencies and data-analysis parameters, with the Bayesian work shown. If you k...
We've launched a new board, Outage News: a running record of refueling and forced outages across the entire U.S. nuclear fleet.The community has always been good at sharing what's happening on the ground. Outage News sits alongside that as...
New Feature: RadNet Radiation Map Now OnlineWe're excited to announce a major addition to the Facility Information suite: the .It brings EPA's environmental radiation data together with our nuclear facility database, giving a national view...
We have updated the "Current Reactor Status" section on our facility information pages to provide a much more detailed and intuitive look at plant performance and operational history.You can see the new layout and logic in action on thes...
🔎 Deep Dive: Everything You Can Track on the Facility Info PagesHey everyone, I've been digging through the updated Facility Information sections here on Nukeworker. Whether you're a road warrior planning your next outage or an engineer tr...
The Nuclear Grid Capacity & Generation Analysis dashboard provides a centralized interface for monitoring and analyzing the performance of the U.S. nuclear fleet. This tool utilizes both real-time metrics and long-term historical trends.
Below ...
We made a new tool fro you:The Operating Reactor Scram Dashboard is a comprehensive analytical tool designed for monitoring and analyzing U.S. commercial nuclear power plant trip events. It centralizes raw data from the Nuclear Regulatory Commissi...
I am very excited to announce a major upgrade to the NukeWorker Outage Schedules!We now independently project expected outage extensions beyond officially published schedules using our new 'Amber Bar' forecasting. We aren't just follow...
NukeWorker's preliminary schedule for Spring 2027 projects 29 nuclear outages, signaling a high-demand season for specialized contractors and traveling craft. Activity is concentrated in the Northeast and Southeast regions from March to early ...
The Fall 2026 nuclear maintenance season features 25 scheduled outages, with peak workload activity projected for late September through October. Contractors are advised to monitor schedules closely, as dates are subject to change based on grid de...
The Spring 2026 nuclear outage season is underway with 34 scheduled maintenance and refueling outages. View the full schedule at .
We've given the entire quiz section a major facelift to make your study sessions smoother and easier on the eyes.
The NukeWorker Photo Gallery has long been the primary destination for our community to share the history, technical marvels, and daily life of the nuclear industry. Today, we're excited to announce a major update to the gallery's design, ...
We've just rolled out a major update to the NukeWorker homepage. While the new "Situation Room" layout looks great, the real power lies in the deep industry intelligence these tools now provide at a single glance.Master the Outage Season...
I split the 'Nuclear Discussions' from the 'Nuclear News' posts on the front page.Enhanced the titles (narrower font) so they display 10 more characters of the titles on the page.On hover, it shows the full title.And a new easy to ...
I've updated the homepage Job Feed with a few key features designed to make it fairer for employers and easier for job seekers to spot the latest opportunities.1. No More "Front Page Flooding" I've implemented a 3-job cap per employer. T...