Nuclear power plant outages between 1 and 21 January 2026 averaged 2 GW, 20% less than in the same period in 2025 and below the previous five-year range for seven out of 21 days, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said

Data from the EIA’s Status of US Nuclear Outages dashboard indicate that nuclear power plant outages in the country fell to 1.1 GW on 6 January 2026, the lowest since 2 September 2025, and 1 GW below the outages on 6 January 2025.