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Sites Undergoing Decommissioning (by Location or Name)

The nuclear regulatory activities of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) include decommissioning nuclear facilities. This involves safely removing a facility or site from service and reducing residual radioactivity to a level that permits the license to be terminated, with the property released either for unrestricted use or under specified restricted conditions.

Under certain conditions (as allowed by the Atomic Energy Act), the NRC enters into agreements with State governors. Those agreements authorize individual States to regulate the decommissioning of materials facilities within their borders. States that meet these conditions and agree to use the same regulatory standards as the NRC are called Agreement States. In States that do not have agreements with the NRC, the Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) and the NRC's regional offices exercise regulatory authority over the decommissioning of materials facilities. In addition, the NRC retains regulatory authority over decommissioning in certain portions of Agreement States that are subject to "exclusive Federal jurisdiction," including most American Indian reservations and certain areas of military bases.

The following map depicts the locations of sites that are currently decommissioning, while the Alphabetical List of Sites Undergoing Decommissioning (by Name) provides links to their descriptions, which include site status summaries, any major technical or regulatory issues, and the estimated date for closure of each site. For additional detail by type of facility, see Complex Materials Sites, Power Reactors, Research & Test Reactors, Uranium Recovery Sites, and Fuel Cycle Facilities.

Restarting Reactors

Alphabetical List of Sites Undergoing Decommissioning (by Name)

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W

The site descriptions (site status summaries, major technical or regulatory issues, and estimated closure dates) for facilities regulated by Agreement States were provided by the respective States, and the NRC makes no claim regarding the validity of that information.

A

Facility

Location

Type

Aerotest

San Ramon, CA

Research & Test Reactor

Advanced Medical Systems, Inc.

Cleveland, OH

Complex Materials

Alameda Naval Air Station

Alameda, CA

Complex Materials

American Nuclear Corporation

Gas Hills Mining District, WY

Uranium Recovery

Ascend Performance Materials

Alvin, TX

Complex Materials

B

Facility

Location

Type

Bear Creek

Powder River Basin, WY

Uranium Recovery

C

Facility

Location

Type

CB&I Federal Services, LLC

Knoxville, TN

Complex Materials

Christopher M. Crane Clean Energy Center 

Middletown, PA

Power Reactor

Cimarron (Kerr-McGee)

Oklahoma City, OK

Complex Materials

Colorado Legacy Land – Schwartzwalder Mine

Jefferson County, CO

Complex Materials

ConocoPhillips Company

Falls City, TX

Uranium Recovery

Colorado Legacy Land (Cotter Mill) Cañon City Mill

Canon City, CO

Uranium Recovery

Crystal River – Unit 3

Crystal River, FL

Power Reactors

D

Facility

Location

Type

Dawn Mining Company

Ford, WA

Uranium Recovery

Dresden – Unit 1

Morris, IL

Power Reactor

Duane Arnold

Palo, IA

Power Reactor

E

Facility

Location

Type

Eberline Services

Richmond, CA

Complex Materials

ExxonMobil Corporation

Three Rivers, TX

Uranium Recovery

ExxonMobil Highlands

Converse Co., WY

Uranium Recovery

F

Facility

Location

Type

Fermi – Unit 1

Newport, MI

Power Reactor

FMRI, Inc. (Fansteel)

Muskogee, OK

Complex Materials

Fort Calhoun

Fort Calhoun, NE

Power Reactor

G

Facility

Location

Type

General Electric Co. – GETR

Sunol, CA

Research & Test Reactor

General Electric Co. – VESR

Sunol, CA

Power Reactor

Global Tungsten & Powders Corporation

Towanda, PA

Complex Materials

H

Facility

Location

Type

Hecla Mining Company – Durita

Naturita, CO

Uranium Recovery

Homestake

Grants, NM

Uranium Recovery

Honeywell

Metropolis, IL

Fuel Cycle Facility

Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard

San Francisco, CA

Complex Materials

I

Facility

Location

Type

Iluka Resources, Inc.

Green Cove Springs, FL

Complex Materials

Indian Point – Unit 1

Buchanan, NY

Power Reactor

Indian Point – Unit 2

Buchanan, NY

Power Reactor

Indian Point – Unit 3

Buchanan, NY

Power Reactor

Ineos USA, LLC (formerly BP Chemical)

Lima, OH

Complex Materials

Intercontinental Energy Corporation

Three Rivers, TX

Uranium Recovery

J

Facility

Location

Type

Jefferson Proving Ground

Madison, IN

Complex Materials

K

Facility

Location

Type

Karnish Instruments

Lock Haven, PA

Complex Materials

Kewaunee

Kewaunee, WI

Power Station

Keystone Metals Reduction

Cheswick, PA

Complex Materials

L

Facility

Location

Type

Lead Cascade

Piketon, OH

Fuel Cycle Facility

Lead Cascade (Centrus)

Piketon, OH

Complex Materials

M

Facility

Location

Type

McClellan Air Force Base

Sacramento, CA

Complex Materials

Millstone – Unit 1

Waterford, CT

Power Reactor

N

Facility

Location

Type

Norton/St. Gobain

Worcester, MA

Complex Materials

NFS

Erwin, TN

Fuel Cycle Facility

Nuclear Ship Savannah

Washington, DC

Power Reactor

Nuclear Test Reactor (NTR)

Sunol, CA

Research & Test Reactor

O

Facility

Location

Type

Oyster Creek

Forked River, NJ

Power Reactor

P

Facility

Location

Type

Palisades

Covert, MI

Power Reactor

Pathfinder – Lucky MC

Gas Hills Mining District, WY

Uranium Recovery

Pathfinder – Shirley Basin

Mills, WY

Uranium Recovery

PCC Structurals, Inc.

Milwaukie, OR

Complex Materials

Pearland-Manvel Landfill

Pearland, TX

Complex Materials

Peach Bottom – Unit 1

Delta, PA

Power Reactor

Picatinny Arsenal

Picatinny, NJ

Complex Materials

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

Plymouth, MA

Power Reactor

R

Facility

Location

Type

Remacor

West Pittsburg, PA

Complex Materials

Rio Algom – Ambrosia Lake

Grants, NM

Uranium Recovery

Rio Algom Uranium Mill

San Juan County, UT

Uranium Recovery

Rio Grande Resources Corporation

Hobson, TX

Uranium Recovery

S

Facility

Location

Type

Safety Light Corporation (SLC)

Bloomsburg, PA

Complex Materials

San Onofre – Unit 1

San Clemente, CA

Power Reactor

San Onofre – Units 2 & 3

San Clemente, CA

Power Reactor

Sequoyah Fuels Corporation

Gore, OK

Uranium Recovery

Shallow Land Disposal Area (BWX Technologies, Inc.)

Vandergrift, PA

Complex Materials

Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation

Newfield, NJ

Complex Materials

Sigma-Aldrich

Maryland Heights, MO

Complex Materials

Solvay USA, Inc.

Freeport, TX

Complex Materials

Starmet CMI

Barnwell, SC

Complex Materials

Starmet Corporation (formerly Nuclear Metals)

Concord, MA

Complex Materials

Superbolt (formerly Superior Steel)

Carnegie, PA

Complex Materials

T

Facility

Location

Type

TDY Industries, Inc. (dba Wah Chang)

Albany, OR

Complex Materials

Texas Instruments

Attleboro, MA

Complex Materials

Three Mile Island – Unit 2

Middletown, PA

Power Reactor

U

Facility

Location

Type

Umetco Uravan

Uravan, CO

Uranium Recovery

Umetco Minerals Corporation

Gas Hills, WY

Uranium Recovery

UNC Naval Products

New Haven, CT

Complex Materials

United Nuclear Corporation

Gallup, NM

Uranium Recovery

V

Facility

Location

Type

Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor (VBWR)

Sunol, CA

Power Reactor

Vermont Yankee

Vernon, VT

Power Reactor

W

Facility

Location

Type

West Valley

West Valley, NY

Complex Materials

Western Nuclear Inc. – Split Rock

Golden, CO

Uranium Recovery

Westinghouse Electric (Waltz Mill)

Madison, PA

Complex Materials

Weston Solutions (Kerr-McGee)

West Chicago, IL

Complex Materials

Whittaker Corporation

Greenville, PA

Complex Materials

Wyman Gordon Company

North Grafton, MA

Complex Materials

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Wednesday, August 06, 2025

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Wednesday, August 06, 2025