This statistic shows the consumption of nuclear energy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1998 to 2019. From 1998 to 2008 there was a general increase in the amount of nuclear energy the UK consumes, reaching to 500 petajoules in 2008. Since then, coal consumption had remained stable.
Nuclear energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1998 to 2019
(in exajoules)
The source pointed out that consumption of nuclear energy is specified on the basis of gross production and without consideration of cross-border electricity supplies. The conversion is done on the basis of thermal equivalence, which is assumed at 38% for a modern power plant.
Figures not included in the PDF are found on the BP Statistical Review data workbook.
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BP. (June 17, 2020). Nuclear energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1998 to 2019 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 22, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265532/nuclear-energy-consumption-of-the-uk/
BP. "Nuclear energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1998 to 2019 (in exajoules)." Chart. June 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265532/nuclear-energy-consumption-of-the-uk/
BP. (2020). Nuclear energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1998 to 2019 (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265532/nuclear-energy-consumption-of-the-uk/
BP. "Nuclear Energy Consumption in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1998 to 2019 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265532/nuclear-energy-consumption-of-the-uk/
BP, Nuclear energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1998 to 2019 (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265532/nuclear-energy-consumption-of-the-uk/ (last visited September 22, 2020)
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