In 2022, the United States consumed about 8.05 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) of energy derived from nuclear sources, down from 8.13 quadrillion Btu recorded a year earlier. The U.S.' nuclear energy consumption reached the peak of the century in 2007, at around 8.46 quadrillion British thermal units.
Nuclear energy consumption in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in quadrillion British thermal units)
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EIA. (June 27, 2023). Nuclear energy consumption in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184337/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-us-since-1999/
EIA. "Nuclear energy consumption in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in quadrillion British thermal units)." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184337/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-us-since-1999/
EIA. (2023). Nuclear energy consumption in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in quadrillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184337/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-us-since-1999/
EIA. "Nuclear Energy Consumption in The United States from 2000 to 2022 (in Quadrillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184337/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-us-since-1999/
EIA, Nuclear energy consumption in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in quadrillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184337/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-us-since-1999/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Nuclear energy consumption in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in quadrillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, June 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184337/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-us-since-1999/