In 2023, the United States generated around 775 terawatt-hours of nuclear energy. That year, the U.S. was the main producer of nuclear power worldwide, followed by China and France. Accordingly, the U.S., France, and China were also the countries with the largest operable nuclear power capacity at that time.
Leading countries in nuclear energy generation worldwide in 2023
(in terawatt-hours)
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