In 2023, Argentina, Brazil, and the United States were the only countries in the Americas that were actively planning the construction of new nuclear reactors. Only five North, Central, and South American countries were nuclear power producers during the period of consideration. Among them, the U.S. was the leader for nuclear energy production worldwide. The other countries with no active construction of new nuclear reactors were Mexico and Canada.
Status of national nuclear power program in North, South, and Central America as of July 2023, by number of countries
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WNISR, & Mycle Schneider Consulting, & Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES). (December 12, 2023). Status of national nuclear power program in North, South, and Central America as of July 2023, by number of countries [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351825/national-nuclear-energy-program-in-north-central-and-south-american-countries/
WNISR, und Mycle Schneider Consulting, und Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES). "Status of national nuclear power program in North, South, and Central America as of July 2023, by number of countries." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351825/national-nuclear-energy-program-in-north-central-and-south-american-countries/
WNISR, Mycle Schneider Consulting, Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES). (2023). Status of national nuclear power program in North, South, and Central America as of July 2023, by number of countries. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351825/national-nuclear-energy-program-in-north-central-and-south-american-countries/
WNISR, and Mycle Schneider Consulting, and Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES). "Status of National Nuclear Power Program in North, South, and Central America as of July 2023, by Number of Countries." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351825/national-nuclear-energy-program-in-north-central-and-south-american-countries/
WNISR & Mycle Schneider Consulting & Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES), Status of national nuclear power program in North, South, and Central America as of July 2023, by number of countries Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351825/national-nuclear-energy-program-in-north-central-and-south-american-countries/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Status of national nuclear power program in North, South, and Central America as of July 2023, by number of countries [Graph], WNISR, & Mycle Schneider Consulting, & Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES), December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351825/national-nuclear-energy-program-in-north-central-and-south-american-countries/