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U.S. nuclear power plants: nuclear electricity generation 1975-2018
Net generation by U.S. nuclear power plants from 1975 to 2018 (in billion kilowatt hours)
by T. Wang,
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Apr 23, 2019
This statistic represents the net electricity generated by nuclear power plants in the United States between 1975 and 2018. In 2018, U.S. nuclear power plants generated around 807 terawatt hours of electricity. The number of nuclear power plants has risen from 67 in 1977 to 104 in 2010.
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Apr 23, 2019
This statistic represents the net electricity generated by nuclear power plants in the United States between 1975 and 2018. In 2018, U.S. nuclear power plants generated around 807 terawatt hours of electricity. The number of nuclear power plants has risen from 67 in 1977 to 104 in 2010.
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