America’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plants

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2. Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
> Electricity production capacity: 3,775 megawatts
> No. of nuclear reactors: 3
> Location: Limestone County, AL (10 miles S of Athens, AL, and 32 miles W of Huntsville, AL)
> Start of commercial operations: Aug. 1, 1974

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1. Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
> Electricity production capacity: 3,937 megawatts
> No. of nuclear reactors: 3
> Location: Wintersburg, AZ (50 miles W of Phoenix, AZ)
> Start of commercial operations: Jan. 28, 1986