Nuclear sites in the US - in pictures

  • Birds fly over the water outside the South Texas Nuclear Power Plant. Photo: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    Birds fly over the water outside the South Texas Nuclear Power Plant. Photo: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • The Peach Bottom nuclear power plant is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Photo: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    The Peach Bottom nuclear power plant is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Photo: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant is located on the Tennessee River near Decatur and Athens, Alabama, on the north side of Wheeler Lake. Photo: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant is located on the Tennessee River near Decatur and Athens, Alabama, on the north side of Wheeler Lake. Photo: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • When the Browns Ferry nuclear plant opened in 1974, its three boiling-water reactors were the first in the world capable of producing more than 1,000 megawatts of power. Photo: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    When the Browns Ferry nuclear plant opened in 1974, its three boiling-water reactors were the first in the world capable of producing more than 1,000 megawatts of power. Photo: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Steam rises from two of the four cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant. Getty Images
    Steam rises from two of the four cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant. Getty Images
  • The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is seen from Royalton, Pennsylvania. Reuters
    The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is seen from Royalton, Pennsylvania. Reuters
  • An aerial view of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in 1979. MPI / Getty Images
    An aerial view of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in 1979. MPI / Getty Images
  • The Palo Verde nuclear plant in Arizona. Photo: Craig Adamson
    The Palo Verde nuclear plant in Arizona. Photo: Craig Adamson
  • The Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Maricopa county, Arizona. Photo: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    The Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Maricopa county, Arizona. Photo: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission