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Six-reactor, 6.6 GW nuclear campus proposed for Kentucky's Ohio River

The Nuclear Company is proposing up to six Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at Carrs Bottom on the Ohio River in Lewis County, Kentucky - about 6.6 GW if all six are built. Two reactors would come first; each later unit needs its own decision. The company stresses there is no license, financing or approval yet. Power Magazine reports a 2028 construction target.

By Greener Numbers Editorial Team · Published October 23, 2026 · Updated 10/23/2026

The Nuclear Company has proposed what it calls Prosperity One, a phased nuclear energy campus of up to six Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at Carrs Bottom, on the Ohio River in Lewis County, Kentucky. On its project site, the company says the campus would total about 6.6 gigawatts if all six units were built, at approximately 1,100 megawatts per unit.

Initial planning contemplates two units first, with each later unit requiring its own decision, subject to site studies and licensing. The company says it has secured an option on land at Carrs Bottom from a local landowner and is evaluating the additional land a full campus would need.

The company is unusually direct about the project's status: it labels the proposal as not licensed, financed or approved, with the schedule, owners, power buyers and grid connection point all listed as not yet decided. Power Magazine reports the developer is targeting construction in 2028.

If built to full capacity, the campus would rank among the largest nuclear facilities proposed in the United States in decades. It arrives as utilities and large power buyers hunt for round-the-clock carbon-free generation, though the AP1000's track record at Plant Vogtle - years late and billions over budget - remains the design's cautionary precedent.

Official source: prosperityone.com ↗