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Nuclear energy consumption in the U.S. 2000-2022
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Nuclear electricity generation in the U.S. 1975-2022
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Nuclear energy production in the U.S. 2023, by key state
Global nuclear power production 2022, by leading country
Leading countries in nuclear energy generation worldwide in 2022 (in terawatt-hours)
Global nuclear power consumption share 2022, by selected country
Distribution of nuclear power consumption worldwide in 2022, by selected country
Global annual growth in nuclear energy consumption 2022, by country
Percentage change in annual nuclear energy consumption worldwide in 2022, by select country
Global nuclear energy power plant construction 1954-2022
Number of nuclear reactor construction starts worldwide from 1954 to 2022
Operable nuclear power reactors worldwide 2023, by country
Number of operable nuclear power reactors worldwide as of May 2023, by country
Planned global nuclear power reactor additions 2023, by country
Number of planned nuclear power reactors worldwide as of May 2023, by country
Number of nuclear power reactors in the U.S. 1957-2022
Number of nuclear power reactors in the United States (U.S.) for selected years from 1957 and 2022
Nuclear power reactors' years of operation in the U.S. 2023
Number of commercial nuclear power reactors in the United States as of July 2023, by years of operation
Number of operative nuclear power reactors in the U.S. 2024, by state
Number of operational nuclear power reactors in the United States in 2024, by state
Nuclear power plants' net summer capacity in the U.S. 1975-2022
Net summer capacity of nuclear power plants in the United States from 1975 to 2022 (in terawatts)
Nuclear power plants' capacity factor in the U.S. 1975-2022
Capacity factor of nuclear power plants in the United States from 1975 to 2022
Operating heat rate for nuclear power in the U.S. 2002-2022
Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2022 (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour)
Nuclear electricity generation in the U.S. 1975-2022
Net nuclear power generation in the United States from 1975 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours)
Nuclear share in electricity generation in the U.S. 1975-2022
Share of nuclear power in electricity production in the United States from 1975 to 2022
Nuclear energy production in the U.S. 2023, by key state
Leading nuclear power producing states in the United States in 2023 (in gigawatt-hours)
Nuclear energy consumption in the U.S. 2000-2022
Nuclear energy consumption in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in quadrillion British thermal units)
Nuclear electricity consumption in the U.S. by key state 2022
Nuclear electric power consumption in the United States in 2022, by selected state (in million kilowatt-hours)
Largest nuclear power plant operating utilities in the U.S. 2023
Leading operators of nuclear power plants in the United States as of July 2023, by capacity (in megawatts)
Nuclear plants' power generating costs in the U.S. 2002-2022
Electricity production costs for nuclear power plants in the United States from 2002 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per megawatt-hour)
Expenditure on nuclear fuels in the U.S. 2022, by major state
Leading states' nuclear fuel expenditure in the United States in 2022, by selected state (in million U.S. dollars)
Average daily nuclear capacity outages in the U.S. 2019-2023
Average daily nuclear capacity outages in the United States from January 2019 to December 2023 (in gigawatts)
Nuclear refueling outage days in the U.S. 1995-2023
Average length of refueling outages for nuclear plants in the United States from 1995 to 2023* (in days)
U.S. nuclear energy R&D budget allocated in 2021-2023
Total Research and Development (R&D) budget allocated for nuclear energy by the Department of Energy of the United States (U.S.) from 2021 to 2023 and congressional request for 2024* (in billion U.S. dollars)
Production of nuclear energy in the U.S. outlook 2022-2050
Nuclear energy production in the United States in 2022 with a forecast to 2050 (in terawatt-hours)
Nuclear reactor operating licenses expirations in the U.S. 2024-2055
Number of expiring commercial nuclear power reactor operating licenses in the United States from 2024 to 2055
Projection of nuclear power plants' levelized electricity costs U.S. 2027 & 2040
Forecast levelized costs of electricity for new nuclear power plants in the United States in 2027 and 2040 (in U.S. dollars per megawatt-hour)
Projected global installed nuclear generating capacity 2022-2050
Installed nuclear generating capacity worldwide in 2022 with a forecast for 2050, by region (in gigawatts)
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