Production expenses of U.S. nuclear reactors and fossil-steam plants
Production expenses of U.S. nuclear reactors and fossil-steam* plants from 1998 through 2008 (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)
This graph shows the production expenses of U.S. nuclear reactors and fossil-steam plants from 1998 through 2008. In 2005, production expenses of U.S. nuclear reactors were 18.16 U.S. dollars per megawatt hour, compared to fossil-steam plant expenses of 27.69 U.S. dollars per megawatt hour. According to the source, production expense is one component of the cost of generating electric power, which includes costs associated with fuel, as well as plant operation and maintenance.
Production expenses of U.S. nuclear reactors and fossil-steam* plants from 1998 through 2008 (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)
Loading statistic...
| Nuclear reactors | Fossil-steam | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.16 | 20.52 |
| 1999 | 19.23 | 20.22 |
| 2000 | 18.28 | 22.44 |
| 2001 | 17.98 | 23.14 |
| 2002 | 18.18 | 21.32 |
| 2003 | 18.69 | 22.59 |
| 2004 | 18.26 | 23.85 |
| 2005 | 18.16 | 27.69 |
| 2006 | 19.46 | 29.59 |
| 2007 | 20 | 30.89 |
| 2008 | 21.16 | 35.67 |
Source
More information
Statistics on "Nuclear power in the United States"
Discover Statista
Need help with using Statista for your research?
Tutorials and first steps
Further Content: Statistics, Studies, and Topic Pages
Statistics
- U.S. research funding for nuclear reactors 2017
- Production expenses of U.S. nuclear reactors 1998-2008
- Inspection effort at U.S. nuclear power plants
- Opinion of French people on the future of nuclear power in France 2016
- Influence of nuclear power plants on the greenhouse effect according to the French 2015
- Share of French accepting to live near a nuclear power plant 2015
- Importance of the risk posed by nuclear power plants according to the French 2015
- French confidence in the authorities to protect nuclear power plants 2015
- Opinion of the French on the safety of nuclear power plants in France 2016
- Opinion on shutdowns of nuclear power plants by political proximity in France 2016
- Reasons against a shutdown of nuclear power plants according to the French 2016
- Nuclear power: public support for new nuclear power plants
- U.S. nuclear power - electricity generation by state
- U.S. nuclear power plants: key facts about Vogtle 2012
- U.S. nuclear power plants: Force-on-Force inspections 2016
- Number of master's degrees granted in nuclear engineering 2003-2016
- Leading universities for nuclear engineering by number of M.S. degrees
- Leading universities for nuclear engineering: number of Ph.D. degrees
- Commercial nuclear used fuel by U.S. state 2017
- Nuclear electricity generation - Czech Republic 2010
Statistics on "Nuclear power in the United States"
Related topics
About Statista
