Reactor type
Boiling water (BWR)
Water boils inside the reactor itself and the steam goes straight to the turbine. Fewer components than a PWR, at the cost of a radiologically controlled turbine hall.
Operating
60
of 117 built or planned
Capacity
60,994 MWe
Countries
8
Units
| Unit | Country | Model | Status | MWe | Connection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Gulf 1 |  United States | BWR-6 (Mark 3) | Operating | 1,401 | 1985 |
| Oskarshamn 3 |  Sweden | ASEA-IV, BWR-3000 | Operating | 1,400 | 1985 |
| Kruemmel |  Germany | BWR-69 (KWU) | Shut down | 1,346 | 1984 |
| Peach Bottom 3 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 1,331 | 1974 |
| Ohma 1 |  Japan | ABWR | Under construction | 1,328 | 2026 |
| Hamaoka 5 | Japan | ABWR | Operation suspended | 1,325 | 2005 |
| Shimane 3 | Japan | ABWR | Under construction | 1,325 | 2014 |
| Kashiwazaki Kariwa 6 | Japan | ABWR | Operation suspended | 1,315 | 1996 |
| Kashiwazaki Kariwa 7 | Japan | ABWR | Operation suspended | 1,315 | 1997 |
| Peach Bottom 2 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 1,300 | 1974 |
| Gundremmingen C | Germany | BWR-72 (KWU) | Shut down | 1,288 | 1985 |
| Gundremmingen B | Germany | BWR-72 (KWU) | Shut down | 1,284 | 1984 |
| Nine Mile Point 2 | United States | BWR-5 (Mark 2) | Operating | 1,277 | 1988 |
| Susquehanna 1 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 2) | Operating | 1,257 | 1983 |
| Susquehanna 2 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 2) | Operating | 1,257 | 1985 |
| Perry 1 | United States | BWR-6 (Mark 3) | Operating | 1,240 | 1987 |
| Leibstadt |  Switzerland | BWR-6 | Operating | 1,233 | 1984 |
| Browns Ferry 3 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 1,210 | 1977 |
| Browns Ferry 1 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 1,200 | 1974 |
| Browns Ferry 2 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 1,200 | 1975 |
| Forsmark 3 | Sweden | ASEA-IV, BWR-3000 | Operating | 1,172 | 1985 |
| Hope Creek 1 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 1,172 | 1986 |
| LaSalle 2 | United States | BWR-5 (Mark 2) | Operating | 1,140 | 1984 |
| LaSalle 1 | United States | BWR-5 (Mark 2) | Operating | 1,137 | 1984 |
| Limerick 1 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 2) | Operating | 1,134 | 1986 |
| Limerick 2 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 2) | Operating | 1,134 | 1990 |
| Columbia | United States | BWR-5 (Mark 2) | Operating | 1,131 | 1984 |
| Forsmark 2 | Sweden | ASEA-III, BWR-2500 | Operating | 1,121 | 1981 |
| Fermi 2 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 1,115 | 1988 |
| Shika 2 | Japan | ABWR | Operation suspended | 1,108 | 2006 |
| Forsmark 1 | Sweden | ASEA-III, BWR-2500 | Operating | 1,104 | 1980 |
| Hamaoka 4 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operation suspended | 1,092 | 1993 |
| Fukushima Daiichi 6 | Japan | BWR-5 | Shut down | 1,067 | 1979 |
| Fukushima Daini 1 | Japan | BWR-5 | Shut down | 1,067 | 1982 |
| Fukushima Daini 2 | Japan | BWR-5 | Shut down | 1,067 | 1984 |
| Fukushima Daini 3 | Japan | BWR-5 | Shut down | 1,067 | 1985 |
| Fukushima Daini 4 | Japan | BWR-5 | Shut down | 1,067 | 1987 |
| Higashidori (Tohoku) 1 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operation suspended | 1,067 | 2005 |
| Kashiwazaki Kariwa 1 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operation suspended | 1,067 | 1985 |
| Kashiwazaki Kariwa 2 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operation suspended | 1,067 | 1990 |
| Kashiwazaki Kariwa 3 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operation suspended | 1,067 | 1993 |
| Kashiwazaki Kariwa 4 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operation suspended | 1,067 | 1994 |
| Kashiwazaki Kariwa 5 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operation suspended | 1,067 | 1990 |
| Cofrentes |  Spain | BWR-6 (Mark 3) | Operating | 1,064 | 1985 |
| Clinton 1 | United States | BWR-6 (Mark 3) | Operating | 1,062 | 1987 |
| Tokai 2 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operation suspended | 1,060 | 1978 |
| Hamaoka 3 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operation suspended | 1,056 | 1987 |
| Kuosheng 1 |  Taiwan | BWR-6 | Shut down | 985 | 1981 |
| Kuosheng 2 | Taiwan | BWR-6 | Shut down | 985 | 1983 |
| River Bend 1 | United States | BWR-6 (Mark 3) | Operating | 967 | 1986 |
| Brunswick 1 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 938 | 1977 |
| Brunswick 2 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 932 | 1975 |
| Quad Cities 2 | United States | BWR-3 (Mark 1) | Operating | 911 | 1973 |
| Quad Cities 1 | United States | BWR-3 (Mark 1) | Operating | 908 | 1973 |
| Dresden 2 | United States | BWR-3 (Mark 1) | Operating | 894 | 1970 |
| Olkiluoto 1 |  Finland | ASEA-III, BWR-2500 | Operating | 890 | 1979 |
| Olkiluoto 2 | Finland | ASEA-III, BWR-2500 | Operating | 890 | 1982 |
| Philippsburg 1 | Germany | BWR-69 | Shut down | 890 | 1980 |
| Edwin I Hatch 2 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 883 | 1979 |
| Ringhals 1 | Sweden | ASEA-I | Shut down | 881 | 1976 |
| Dresden 3 | United States | BWR-3 (Mark 1) | Operating | 879 | 1971 |
| Isar 1 | Germany | BWR-69 | Shut down | 878 | 1979 |
| Edwin I Hatch 1 | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 876 | 1975 |
| Caorso |  Italy | BWR-4 Mark2 | Shut down | 860 | 1981 |
| Shoreham | United States | GE | Shut down | 820 | 1986 |
| James A Fitzpatrick | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 813 | 1975 |
| Hamaoka 2 | Japan | BWR-4 | Shut down | 806 | 1978 |
| Onagawa 2 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operating | 796 | 1995 |
| Onagawa 3 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operation suspended | 796 | 2002 |
| Shimane 2 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operating | 789 | 1989 |
| Laguna Verde 1 |  Mexico | BWR-5 | Operating | 777 | 1990 |
| Laguna Verde 2 | Mexico | BWR-5 | Operating | 775 | 1995 |
| Brunsbuettel | Germany | BWR-69 | Shut down | 771 | 1977 |
| Cooper | United States | BWR-4 (Mark 1) | Operating | 769 | 1974 |
| Fukushima Daiichi 2 | Japan | BWR-4 | Shut down | 760 | 1974 |
| Fukushima Daiichi 3 | Japan | BWR-4 | Shut down | 760 | 1976 |
| Fukushima Daiichi 4 | Japan | BWR-4 | Shut down | 760 | 1978 |
| Fukushima Daiichi 5 | Japan | BWR-4 | Shut down | 760 | 1978 |
| Pilgrim 1 | United States | BWR-3 (WET) | Shut down | 677 | 1972 |
| Millstone 1 | United States | BWR-3 (WET) | Shut down | 641 | 1971 |
| Wuergassen | Germany | BWR-69 (AEG) | Shut down | 640 | 1975 |
| Oskarshamn 2 | Sweden | ASEA-II | Shut down | 638 | 1975 |
| Monticello | United States | BWR-3 (Mark 1) | Operating | 628 | 1971 |
| Oyster Creek | United States | BWR-2 (WET) | Shut down | 619 | 1969 |
| Nine Mile Point 1 | United States | BWR-2 (Mark 1) | Operating | 613 | 1969 |
| Vermont Yankee | United States | BWR-4 (WET) | Shut down | 605 | 1972 |
| Jinshan 1 | Taiwan | BWR-4 | Shut down | 604 | 1978 |
| Jinshan 2 | Taiwan | BWR-4 | Shut down | 604 | 1979 |
| Duane Arnold 1 | United States | BWR-4 (WET) | Shut down | 601 | 1975 |
| Barseback 1 | Sweden | ASEA-II | Shut down | 600 | 1975 |
| Barseback 2 | Sweden | ASEA-II | Shut down | 600 | 1977 |
| Hamaoka 1 | Japan | BWR-4 | Shut down | 515 | 1976 |
| Shika 1 | Japan | BWR-5 | Operation suspended | 505 | 1993 |
| Onagawa 1 | Japan | BWR-4 | Shut down | 498 | 1984 |
| Oskarshamn 1 | Sweden | ASEA-I | Shut down | 473 | 1972 |
| Santa Maria De Garona | Spain | BWR-3 | Shut down | 446 | 1971 |
| Fukushima Daiichi 1 | Japan | BWR-3 | Shut down | 439 | 1971 |
| Shimane 1 | Japan | BWR-3 | Shut down | 439 | 1974 |
| Muehleberg 1 | Switzerland | BWR-4 | Shut down | 373 | 1972 |
| Tsuruga 1 | Japan | BWR-2 | Shut down | 340 | 1970 |
| Gundremmingen A | Germany | GE, BWR-1 | Shut down | 237 | 1967 |
| Dresden 1 | United States | BWR-1 | Shut down | 197 | 1960 |
| Lingen | Germany | BWR | Shut down | 183 | 1968 |
| Tarapur 1 |  India | rowspan=2|BWR-1 (Mark 2) | Operation suspended | 150 | 1969 |
| Tarapur 2 | India | BWR-1 (Mark 2) | Operation suspended | 150 | 1969 |
| Garigliano | Italy | BWR-1 | Shut down | 150 | 1964 |
| Big Rock Point | United States | BWR-1 | Shut down | 67 | 1963 |
| Humboldt Bay | United States | BWR-1 | Shut down | 63 | 1963 |
| Pathfinder | United States | BWR-1 | Shut down | 59 | 1966 |
| Dodewaard |  Netherlands | BWR-2 | Shut down | 55 | 1969 |
| Lacrosse | United States | BWR-1 | Shut down | 48 | 1969 |
| Großwelzheim | Germany | BWR | Shut down | 27 | 1970 |
| Vallecitos | United States | BWR-1 | Shut down | 24 | 1957 |
| Elk River | United States | — | Shut down | 22 | 1964 |
| Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) | Puerto Rico | — | Shut down | 18 | 1965 |
| Kahl | Germany | BWR | Shut down | 16 | 1962 |
| Japan Power Demonstration Reactor | Japan | — | Shut down | 12 | 1965 |