Most nuclear reactors in the United States will lose their operating license in the 2030s or in the 2040s. In 2034 alone, ten nuclear power plants will need their license renewed. Only eight nuclear reactors have operating licenses until 2050 or later. In 2021, there were 93
Number of expiring commercial nuclear power reactor operating licenses in the United States from 2024 to 2055
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NRC. (January 20, 2022). Number of expiring commercial nuclear power reactor operating licenses in the United States from 2024 to 2055 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187279/us-nuclear-reactor-operating-license-expirations-from-2010/
NRC. "Number of expiring commercial nuclear power reactor operating licenses in the United States from 2024 to 2055." Chart. January 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187279/us-nuclear-reactor-operating-license-expirations-from-2010/
NRC. (2022). Number of expiring commercial nuclear power reactor operating licenses in the United States from 2024 to 2055. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187279/us-nuclear-reactor-operating-license-expirations-from-2010/
NRC. "Number of Expiring Commercial Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licenses in The United States from 2024 to 2055." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187279/us-nuclear-reactor-operating-license-expirations-from-2010/
NRC, Number of expiring commercial nuclear power reactor operating licenses in the United States from 2024 to 2055 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187279/us-nuclear-reactor-operating-license-expirations-from-2010/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Number of expiring commercial nuclear power reactor operating licenses in the United States from 2024 to 2055 [Graph], NRC, January 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187279/us-nuclear-reactor-operating-license-expirations-from-2010/