Nuclear energy consumption in the United States amounted to some 7.4 exajoules in 2020, down from 7.6 exajoules in the previous year. The data are based on gross generation and not accounting for cross-border electricity supply. The figures were converted on the basis of thermal equivalence assuming 38 percent conversion efficiency in a modern thermal power station.
Nuclear energy consumption in the U.S. from 1998 to 2020*
(in exajoules)
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BP. (July 8, 2021). Nuclear energy consumption in the U.S. from 1998 to 2020* (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265529/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states/
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