Nuclear power in Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico has no operating nuclear power reactors. 2 units appear in the record: 1 retired, 1 cancelled.

Operating

0.0 GW gross

Under construction

Planned

incl. 0 announced

Retired

1 cancelled

Retired1circle area ∝ site capacity Coastlines, borders and lakes: Natural Earth (1:10 million, public domain), which is generalised, so a coastal plant can sit a couple of kilometres off its true shoreline. Site positions: Global Nuclear Power Tracker.

Operating capacity over time

First reactor online1965

Peak0.0 GW in 1965

Now0.0 GW 0 units

2026 so farno change

Gross capacity of units that had started up and not been permanently shut down by 31 December each year (2026 is to date). Amber marks the peak, green the present.

Data table

Year	Units online	GW gross	Change, GW
1965	1	0.02	+0.02
1968	0	0.00	−0.02

Only years in which capacity changed are listed.

All units in Puerto Rico

Unit	Site	Status	Type	Gross MW	Online
Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) nuclear power plant	Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) nuclear power plant	Retired	BWR	18	1965
North Coast nuclear power plant 1	North Coast nuclear power plant	Cancelled	PWR	583	-

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Sources

Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06

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