number of nuclear power reactors has been decreasing since 1990, when it peaked at 112 units.
In 2021, nuclear power plants in the United States generated around 778.19 terawatt-hours of electricity, the lowest output recorded in one decade. The Net nuclear power generation in the United States from 1975 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)
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EIA. (January 24, 2023). Net nuclear power generation in the United States from 1975 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185400/net-generation-by-us-nuclear-power-plants-since-2003/
EIA. "Net nuclear power generation in the United States from 1975 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. January 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185400/net-generation-by-us-nuclear-power-plants-since-2003/
EIA. (2023). Net nuclear power generation in the United States from 1975 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185400/net-generation-by-us-nuclear-power-plants-since-2003/
EIA. "Net Nuclear Power Generation in The United States from 1975 to 2021 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185400/net-generation-by-us-nuclear-power-plants-since-2003/
EIA, Net nuclear power generation in the United States from 1975 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185400/net-generation-by-us-nuclear-power-plants-since-2003/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Net nuclear power generation in the United States from 1975 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], EIA, January 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185400/net-generation-by-us-nuclear-power-plants-since-2003/