Total megawatts of U.S. nuclear capacity offline right now (units in outages plus reduced power).
15,112
MW Offline
Percentage of total fleet capacity currently online and generating power.
84.7%
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).
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: Robinson 2 17%.
1
Starting UpRobinson 2
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, 13.4 years since its last unplanned outage.
0
Breaker-to-BreakerBraidwood 2 13.4y
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Outage NewsNEW Robinson 2 begins Fall 2026 refueling outageRobinson 2 began a scheduled refueling outage on October 3, 2026, starting six days earlier than its planned October 9 date. The 759-megawatt Westinghouse unit entered the maintenance period following a 1198-day unscheduled-outage-free streak.
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Outage NewsNEW Diablo Canyon 1 begins Fall 2026 refueling outagePacific Gas & Electric began a routine refueling outage at Diablo Canyon 1 on October 11, 2026. The 1,122-megawatt unit started the project one day earlier than its scheduled October 12 start date, targeting a 35-day duration.Core Content
Core ContentOutage NewsNEW Diablo Canyon 1 wraps Fall refuel in 29 days, 6 days ahead of scheduleDiablo Canyon 1 finished its routine refueling outage 6 days ahead of the planned 35-day schedule. The outage lasted 29 days, which is 11.1 days below the average of 17 prior refuels. The unit returned to 99% power by Nov 12, 2026.Core Content
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Outage NewsNEW Point Beach 1 trips offline, unscheduled outage underwayThis is the unit's first unscheduled outage of 2026. It ends a stretch of more than 5 years without an unscheduled outage.Core Content
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Outage NewsNEW Cooper trips offline, unscheduled outage underwayCooper entered an unscheduled outage and was reported at 0% power in the NRC daily report of Nov 2, 2026. This marks the 1 forced outage for the unit so far in 2026, compared to 0 in all of 2025, closely following a 34-day refueling outage that ended Oct 31, 2026. The NukeWorker forced-outage duration projection is about 4 days.Core Content
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Outage NewsNEW Arkansas Nuclear 2 trips offline, unscheduled outage underwayArkansas Nuclear 2 began an unscheduled outage, with the unit reported at 0% power in the NRC daily report of Nov 4, 2026. This event ends a streak of more than 5 years without an unscheduled outage for the unit. This is the 1 forced outage for Arkansas Nuclear 2 in 2026, compared to 0 in all of 2025.Core Content
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Outage NewsNEW Watts Bar 2 begins Fall 2026 refueling outageWatts Bar 2 began a routine refueling outage on Nov 7, 2026, 1 day later than the scheduled start of Nov 6, 2026. The unit entered the outage after running 99% of its typical 550-day operating cycle, including an 11-day coastdown where output drifted from 97% to 92%. Going into this refuel, the unit had operated for 16 months without an unscheduled outage.Core Content
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Outage NewsNEW Vogtle 2 trips offline, unscheduled outage underwayVogtle 2 entered an unscheduled outage and was reported at 0% power in the NRC daily report of Nov 3, 2026. The NukeWorker forced-outage duration projection is about 3 days. This marks 1 forced outage for the unit so far in 2026, compared to 0 in all of 2025.Core Content
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Nuclear NewsNEW Is the U.S. Finally Fighting Back on Fusion?Lawmakers introduced the American Leadership in Fusion Act, proposing $10 billion in direct appropriations and additional authorizations for commercial fusion energy. The legislation aims to bolster domestic manufacturing and counter rapid infrastructure scaling by international competitors like China.Core Content
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Nuclear NewsNEW DOE UpdateAssistant Secretary Walsh Sees Nuclear Fuel Life Cycle Taking Shape in Oak Ridge; Final Leg of Powering America Roadshow Spotlights Paducah Hub; and much more! Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Tim Walsh toured nuclear sites in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio to highlight the transition of former defense lands into commercial energy hubs. The initiative leverages remediated properties from Manhattan Project and Cold War operations for private nuclear fuel and reactor manufacturing projects.Core Content
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Nuclear NewsNEW Constellation secures $5 billion federal loan; NRC improves SMR data sharing; X-energy, Amazon unveiThe federal government announced a five billion dollar loan to support nuclear capacity uprates across eight facilities. Meanwhile, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission finalized a data sharing rule for small modular reactors, while developers advanced new fuel manufacturing and technology partnerships to expand generation capacity.Core Content
Core ContentNuclear NewsNEW US Army funding could jumpstart microreactor roll outThe United States Army has allocated $2.2 billion through the Janus Program to fund five microreactor developers. Companies including BWXT, Westinghouse, and General Atomics will deploy advanced reactors at military installations by 2028. The initiative aims to reduce financial risks associated with constructing first-of-a-kind nuclear technologies.Core Content
Core ContentNuclear NewsNEW Rapid small reactor approval by US utility offers lessons for developersThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission completed a construction review for a GE Vernova Hitachi small modular reactor at the Clinch River site in Tennessee four months ahead of schedule. The Tennessee Valley Authority secured the permit using an established early site permit and streamlined federal regulatory processes.Core Content
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Nuclear NewsNEW Physicists Gave Up on This Fusion Technique in the 1980s. Now It’s WorkingPhysicists Revived a Nuclear Fusion Technique From the 1980s Researchers at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility successfully demonstrated helicon current drive experiments using advanced equipment. First proposed decades ago, the technique uses high-frequency radio waves to stabilize plasma inside a tokamak reactor. Improved antennas and diagnostics allowed scientists to finally achieve the desired results.Core Content
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Nuclear NewsNEW Advanced reactors and site securityNuclear regulators are updating physical security rules to accommodate small modular reactors. The new framework allows developers to reduce or eliminate onsite armed response forces by relying more heavily on engineered safety features, early detection systems, and offsite law enforcement support.Core Content
Core ContentNuclear NewsNEW Senate advances sweeping energy legislation in first major action since midterm electionsSenate advances energy legislation amid data center backlash | AP News The Senate is moving forward with bipartisan legislation to speed up permitting for data centers and infrastructure projects. The Afternoon Wire Our personalization engine sends you what you may have missed throughout the day. TOP STORIES * Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky launches bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Ground Game Your guide to the biggest stories in politics, policy and U.S. elections. Read the full article at apnews.com :Core Content
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Nuclear NewsNEW Project Omega Raises $80 Million to Build Nuclear Refineries for the Next Industrial RevolutionProject Omega will use $80 million in new Series A funding to advance its non-aqueous pyroprocessing technology for recycling used nuclear fuel. The company intends to construct a facility that recovers isotopes for use in radiovoltaic power systems designed for remote and autonomous applications. This initiative aims to reduce nuclear waste volumes and establish a domestic supply chain for specialized power sources.Core Content
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SeabrookNEW SeabrookI’m interviewing at Seabrook currently, anyone have updated info on this plant? How’s the work culture? How’s management and the team?
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