This graph shows nuclear plant costs in the U.S. from 2002 to 2016 in U.S. dollars per megawatt-hour, broken down by cost type. Operating costs accounted for the majority of all costs for the entire period, and totaled 20.43 U.S. dollars per megawatt hour in 2016.
Nuclear plant costs in the U.S. from 2002 to 2016, by cost type (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)
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Nuclear Energy Insider. (August 29, 2017). Nuclear plant costs in the U.S. from 2002 to 2016, by cost type (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/584032/nuclear-power-costs-in-the-us-by-cost/
Nuclear Energy Insider. "Nuclear plant costs in the U.S. from 2002 to 2016, by cost type (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)." Chart. August 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584032/nuclear-power-costs-in-the-us-by-cost/
Nuclear Energy Insider. (2017). Nuclear plant costs in the U.S. from 2002 to 2016, by cost type (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584032/nuclear-power-costs-in-the-us-by-cost/
Nuclear Energy Insider. "Nuclear Plant Costs in The U.S. from 2002 to 2016, by Cost Type (in U.S. Dollars per Megawatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584032/nuclear-power-costs-in-the-us-by-cost/
Nuclear Energy Insider, Nuclear plant costs in the U.S. from 2002 to 2016, by cost type (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584032/nuclear-power-costs-in-the-us-by-cost/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Nuclear plant costs in the U.S. from 2002 to 2016, by cost type (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph], Nuclear Energy Insider, August 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/584032/nuclear-power-costs-in-the-us-by-cost/