This statistic represents nuclear energy consumption in the United States between 1998 and 2018. 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. The U.S. consumed about 192.2 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2018.
Nuclear energy consumption in the U.S. from 1998 to 2018
(in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
Consumption in million metric tons of oil equivalent
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BP. (June 11, 2019). Nuclear energy consumption in the U.S. from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265529/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states/
BP. "Nuclear energy consumption in the U.S. from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265529/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states/
BP. (2019). Nuclear energy consumption in the U.S. from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265529/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states/
BP. "Nuclear Energy Consumption in The U.S. from 1998 to 2018 (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265529/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states/
BP, Nuclear energy consumption in the U.S. from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265529/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states/ (last visited May 28, 2020)
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