Nuclear power in the United States

map of the NRC regions

Nuclear power plants in the United States are categorized based on the "region" of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission which oversees them:

NRC Region One, located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, oversees the north-eastern United States.
NRC Region Two, located in Atlanta, Georgia, oversees the south-eastern United States.
NRC Region Three, located in Lisle, Illinois, oversees the northern mid-western United States
NRC Region Four, located in Arlington, Texas, oversees the southern midwestern and the western United States.

For a list of all reactors in the United States according to region, see: List of nuclear reactors#United States of America.

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