StateNet Capitol Journal, April 4, 2011: “There are currently 104 nuclear power plants operated by 32 companies in 31 states, which provide about 20 percent of the nation’s electricity, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute. As of January of this year, 18 companies had announced their intention to submit applications to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for new plants in 17 states, with four proposed for Texas and two apiece for Florida and South Carolina. Four of the 23 total applications were approved between 2007 and 2009.”