Fleet Rankings

Which US nuclear operator runs the best fleet? Composite of 7 publicly observable performance metrics, aggregated by owner. Data refreshed 7h ago

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Operators Ranked
93 active units total
74
Top Fleet
Constellation Energy · 21 units
20
Bottom Fleet
DTE Energy · 1 units
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# Operator Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Units Top Q Bottom Q Best Worst
1 Constellation Energy Top Quartile 74 76 85 60 21 81% 0% Peach Bottom 3 92 Calvert Cliffs 2 45

Constellation Energy — 21 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Peach Bottom 3 PA 92 96 88 90 Top Quartile #1 / 93
Byron 2 IL 90 83 98 90 Top Quartile #2 / 93
Limerick 2 PA 89 83 94 90 Top Quartile #3 / 93
Limerick 1 PA 87 77 94 90 Top Quartile #4 / 93
Braidwood 2 IL 87 76 94 90 Top Quartile #5 / 93
Byron 1 IL 83 70 88 90 Top Quartile #7 / 93
Calvert Cliffs 1 MD 82 68 88 90 Top Quartile #8 / 93
Dresden 2 IL 81 88 85 70 Top Quartile #9 / 93
Dresden 3 IL 78 71 94 70 Top Quartile #12 / 93
Quad Cities 1 IL 77 77 85 70 Top Quartile #14 / 93
FitzPatrick NY 76 94 88 47 Top Quartile #15 / 93
LaSalle 2 IL 73 69 81 70 Top Quartile #17 / 93
LaSalle 1 IL 73 77 94 47 Top Quartile #19 / 93
Ginna NY 70 68 94 47 Top Quartile #21 / 93
Nine Mile Point 1 NY 68 87 27 90 Top Quartile #22 / 93
Braidwood 1 IL 68 76 98 29 Top Quartile #23 / 93
Peach Bottom 2 PA 68 88 100 16 Top Quartile #24 / 93
Nine Mile Point 2 NY 54 64 83 16 Mid Quartile #34 / 93
Clinton IL 52 56 70 29 Mid Quartile #36 / 93
Quad Cities 2 IL 50 56 79 16 Mid Quartile #42 / 93
Calvert Cliffs 2 MD 45 75 60 1 Mid Quartile #55 / 93
2 Duke Energy Top Quartile 62 63 61 63 11 36% 0% Oconee 1 85 Catawba 2 42

Duke Energy — 11 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Oconee 1 SC 85 92 73 90 Top Quartile #6 / 93
Oconee 3 SC 81 68 83 90 Top Quartile #10 / 93
Brunswick 2 NC 80 79 70 90 Top Quartile #11 / 93
Catawba 1 SC 71 54 70 90 Top Quartile #20 / 93
Brunswick 1 NC 64 58 63 70 Mid Quartile #25 / 93
Oconee 2 SC 60 71 79 29 Mid Quartile #27 / 93
McGuire 1 NC 56 68 30 70 Mid Quartile #32 / 93
McGuire 2 NC 52 45 63 47 Mid Quartile #37 / 93
Robinson 2 SC 47 55 18 70 Mid Quartile #49 / 93
Harris 1 NC 47 62 63 16 Mid Quartile #51 / 93
Catawba 2 SC 42 38 57 29 Mid Quartile #58 / 93
3 STP Nuclear Operating Top Quartile 52 44 54 59 2 0% 0% South Texas 1 54 South Texas 2 50

STP Nuclear Operating — 2 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
South Texas 1 TX 54 38 54 70 Mid Quartile #35 / 93
South Texas 2 TX 50 50 54 47 Mid Quartile #41 / 93
4 Pacific Gas & Electric Top Quartile 51 52 32 70 2 0% 0% Diablo Canyon 1 57 Diablo Canyon 2 45

Pacific Gas & Electric — 2 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Diablo Canyon 1 CA 57 60 43 70 Mid Quartile #29 / 93
Diablo Canyon 2 CA 45 44 21 70 Mid Quartile #56 / 93
5 NextEra Energy Top Quartile 49 47 50 50 7 29% 43% Point Beach 2 78 Turkey Point 3 29

NextEra Energy — 7 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Point Beach 2 WI 78 64 79 90 Top Quartile #13 / 93
Point Beach 1 WI 73 71 79 70 Top Quartile #18 / 93
Turkey Point 4 FL 56 50 48 70 Mid Quartile #31 / 93
Seabrook 1 NH 43 45 36 47 Mid Quartile #57 / 93
Saint Lucie 1 FL 34 44 43 16 Bottom Quartile #71 / 93
Saint Lucie 2 FL 31 30 15 47 Bottom Quartile #78 / 93
Turkey Point 3 FL 29 27 54 7 Bottom Quartile #81 / 93
6 Nebraska Public Power District Mid Quartile 46 78 13 47 1 0% 0% Cooper 46 Cooper 46

Nebraska Public Power District — 1 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Cooper NE 46 78 13 47 Mid Quartile #53 / 93
7 PSEG Nuclear Mid Quartile 46 45 25 69 3 0% 0% Salem 1 57 Hope Creek 1 36

PSEG Nuclear — 3 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Salem 1 NJ 57 59 21 90 Mid Quartile #30 / 93
Salem 2 NJ 46 50 18 70 Mid Quartile #54 / 93
Hope Creek 1 NJ 36 25 36 47 Mid Quartile #67 / 93
8 Arizona Public Service Mid Quartile 45 43 31 62 3 0% 33% Palo Verde 1 55 Palo Verde 2 33

Arizona Public Service — 3 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Palo Verde 1 AZ 55 59 36 70 Mid Quartile #33 / 93
Palo Verde 3 AZ 49 46 30 70 Mid Quartile #45 / 93
Palo Verde 2 AZ 33 25 27 47 Bottom Quartile #73 / 93
9 Southern Nuclear Mid Quartile 42 39 57 31 7 14% 43% Vogtle 2 76 Hatch 1 18

Southern Nuclear — 7 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Vogtle 2 GA 76 65 73 90 Top Quartile #16 / 93
Farley 1 AL 52 50 57 47 Mid Quartile #39 / 93
Vogtle 1 GA 50 44 76 29 Mid Quartile #43 / 93
Hatch 2 GA 41 45 48 29 Mid Quartile #59 / 93
Farley 2 AL 34 50 36 16 Bottom Quartile #72 / 93
Vogtle 3 GA 24 3 70 1 Bottom Quartile #85 / 93
Hatch 1 GA 18 15 36 3 Bottom Quartile #90 / 93
10 Vistra Corp. Mid Quartile 42 47 44 35 6 0% 33% Davis-Besse 61 Perry 1 28

Vistra Corp. — 6 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Davis-Besse OH 61 51 63 70 Mid Quartile #26 / 93
Comanche Peak 1 TX 51 57 67 29 Mid Quartile #40 / 93
Beaver Valley 2 PA 41 52 54 16 Mid Quartile #60 / 93
Comanche Peak 2 TX 39 47 54 16 Mid Quartile #61 / 93
Beaver Valley 1 PA 31 43 21 29 Bottom Quartile #76 / 93
Perry 1 OH 28 30 7 47 Bottom Quartile #82 / 93
11 Xcel Energy Mid Quartile 39 35 51 31 3 0% 33% Prairie Island 1 52 Monticello 28

Xcel Energy — 3 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Prairie Island 1 MN 52 32 76 47 Mid Quartile #38 / 93
Prairie Island 2 MN 38 41 43 29 Mid Quartile #64 / 93
Monticello MN 28 32 36 16 Bottom Quartile #83 / 93
12 Energy Northwest Mid Quartile 39 43 3 70 1 0% 0% Columbia Generating Station 39 Columbia Generating Station 39

Energy Northwest — 1 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Columbia Generating Station WA 39 43 3 70 Mid Quartile #62 / 93
13 Dominion Energy Mid Quartile 38 32 25 58 7 0% 29% Millstone 2 59 Summer 12

Dominion Energy — 7 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Millstone 2 CT 59 37 48 90 Mid Quartile #28 / 93
Surry 2 VA 48 43 11 90 Mid Quartile #46 / 93
North Anna 2 VA 47 29 43 70 Mid Quartile #52 / 93
Millstone 3 CT 38 29 15 70 Mid Quartile #65 / 93
North Anna 1 VA 34 38 36 29 Mid Quartile #70 / 93
Surry 1 VA 31 39 5 47 Bottom Quartile #79 / 93
Summer SC 12 10 18 7 Bottom Quartile #92 / 93
14 Tennessee Valley Authority Mid Quartile 38 32 43 40 7 0% 43% Browns Ferry 3 49 Sequoyah 1 25

Tennessee Valley Authority — 7 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Browns Ferry 3 Al 49 34 43 70 Mid Quartile #44 / 93
Browns Ferry 2 Al 48 66 30 47 Mid Quartile #47 / 93
Browns Ferry 1 Al 48 44 70 29 Mid Quartile #48 / 93
Watts Bar 1 TN 35 14 43 47 Mid Quartile #69 / 93
Sequoyah 2 TN 33 21 30 47 Bottom Quartile #74 / 93
Watts Bar 2 TN 31 27 60 7 Bottom Quartile #77 / 93
Sequoyah 1 TN 25 22 24 29 Bottom Quartile #84 / 93
15 Talen Energy Mid Quartile 35 53 25 27 2 0% 50% Susquehanna 2 38 Susquehanna 1 32

Talen Energy — 2 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Susquehanna 2 PA 38 65 2 47 Mid Quartile #63 / 93
Susquehanna 1 PA 32 40 48 7 Bottom Quartile #75 / 93
16 Wolf Creek Nuclear Bottom Quartile 30 30 12 47 1 0% 100% Wolf Creek 1 30 Wolf Creek 1 30

Wolf Creek Nuclear — 1 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Wolf Creek 1 KS 30 30 12 47 Bottom Quartile #80 / 93
17 Indiana Michigan Power Bottom Quartile 28 33 24 27 2 0% 50% D.C. Cook 1 37 D.C. Cook 2 20

Indiana Michigan Power — 2 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
D.C. Cook 1 MI 37 39 24 47 Mid Quartile #66 / 93
D.C. Cook 2 MI 20 28 24 7 Bottom Quartile #89 / 93
18 Entergy Bottom Quartile 25 29 14 31 5 0% 60% Arkansas Nuclear 2 47 Grand Gulf 1 11

Entergy — 5 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Arkansas Nuclear 2 AR 47 42 10 90 Mid Quartile #50 / 93
Arkansas Nuclear 1 AR 35 27 48 29 Mid Quartile #68 / 93
River Bend 1 LA 20 34 10 16 Bottom Quartile #88 / 93
Waterford 3 LA 12 18 1 16 Bottom Quartile #91 / 93
Grand Gulf 1 MS 11 27 3 3 Bottom Quartile #93 / 93
19 Ameren Missouri Bottom Quartile 21 9 6 47 1 0% 100% Callaway 21 Callaway 21

Ameren Missouri — 1 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Callaway MO 21 9 6 47 Bottom Quartile #86 / 93
20 DTE Energy Bottom Quartile 20 38 7 16 1 0% 100% Fermi 2 20 Fermi 2 20

DTE Energy — 1 active units

Unit State Composite Reliability Efficiency Discipline Quartile Fleet Rank
Fermi 2 MI 20 38 7 16 Bottom Quartile #87 / 93
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How fleet rankings are computed

NukeWorker's Operational Excellence Score ranks every active US nuclear unit on a 0–100 composite of seven publicly observable performance metrics. This page rolls those unit scores up to the operator level so you can see which company runs the best fleet.

Aggregation: Each operator's fleet score is the simple unweighted average of its scored units' composites and sub-scores. We use unweighted averaging (rather than MWe-weighted) because this is meant to reward consistency across the fleet — a single weak performer drags an operator down regardless of nameplate, which is what an "operator excellence" metric should measure.

  • Composite — average of the unit composites in the fleet.
  • Top Q / Bottom Q — share of the operator's units that fall in the top and bottom INPO-style quartiles of the full fleet.
  • Best / Worst — the operator's highest- and lowest-scoring individual units.
  • Provisional units (e.g. Vogtle 4) and decommissioned units are excluded from the operator's average.

Fleet-size buckets: mega-fleet (8+ units), mid (3–7), small (1–2). Use the pills above to compare like-sized operators.

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