In order to create one kilowatt hour of electricity, nuclear power plants required 10,442 British thermal units of energy. The operaring heat rate for nuclear power in the United States has seen only slight fluctuations in the period of consideration.
Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2019 (in British thermal units per kilowatt hour)
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EIA. (October 21, 2020). Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2019 (in British thermal units per kilowatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA. "Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2019 (in British thermal units per kilowatt hour)." Chart. October 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA. (2020). Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2019 (in British thermal units per kilowatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA. "Average Operating Heat Rate for Nuclear Power in The United States from 2002 to 2019 (in British Thermal Units per Kilowatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA, Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2019 (in British thermal units per kilowatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/ (last visited January 23, 2021)