reactors operating in the country. Nonetheless, the total nuclear power capacity pro capita in France is almost 3.5 times higher than the one of the U.S.. China is the leading Asian country for nuclear energy and, as of 2021, home to the largest nuclear power reactor worldwide.
The combined capacity of nuclear power plants in the United States (U.S.) is the highest worldwide with approximately 94,700 megawatts electrical installed. It is generated from a total of 92 Nuclear power capacity of operational reactors worldwide as of July 2022, by country (in megawatts electric)
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World Nuclear Association. (July 26, 2022). Nuclear power capacity of operational reactors worldwide as of July 2022, by country (in megawatts electric) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329586/operable-nuclear-power-capacity-by-country/
World Nuclear Association. "Nuclear power capacity of operational reactors worldwide as of July 2022, by country (in megawatts electric)." Chart. July 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329586/operable-nuclear-power-capacity-by-country/
World Nuclear Association. (2022). Nuclear power capacity of operational reactors worldwide as of July 2022, by country (in megawatts electric). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329586/operable-nuclear-power-capacity-by-country/
World Nuclear Association. "Nuclear Power Capacity of Operational Reactors Worldwide as of July 2022, by Country (in Megawatts Electric)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329586/operable-nuclear-power-capacity-by-country/
World Nuclear Association, Nuclear power capacity of operational reactors worldwide as of July 2022, by country (in megawatts electric) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329586/operable-nuclear-power-capacity-by-country/ (last visited June 05, 2023)
Nuclear power capacity of operational reactors worldwide as of July 2022, by country (in megawatts electric) [Graph], World Nuclear Association, July 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329586/operable-nuclear-power-capacity-by-country/