The combined capacity of nuclear power plants in the United States is the highest worldwide with approximately 95.8 gigawatts electrical installed as of August 2023. It is generated by a total of 93 reactors operating in the country.
Nuclear power capacity of operational reactors worldwide as of August 2023, by leading country
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World Nuclear Association. (August 28, 2023). Nuclear power capacity of operational reactors worldwide as of August 2023, by leading country (in megawatts electric) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329586/operable-nuclear-power-capacity-by-country/
World Nuclear Association. "Nuclear power capacity of operational reactors worldwide as of August 2023, by leading country (in megawatts electric)." Chart. August 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329586/operable-nuclear-power-capacity-by-country/
World Nuclear Association. (2023). Nuclear power capacity of operational reactors worldwide as of August 2023, by leading country (in megawatts electric). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329586/operable-nuclear-power-capacity-by-country/
World Nuclear Association. "Nuclear Power Capacity of Operational Reactors Worldwide as of August 2023, by Leading Country (in Megawatts Electric)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329586/operable-nuclear-power-capacity-by-country/
World Nuclear Association, Nuclear power capacity of operational reactors worldwide as of August 2023, by leading country (in megawatts electric) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329586/operable-nuclear-power-capacity-by-country/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Nuclear power capacity of operational reactors worldwide as of August 2023, by leading country (in megawatts electric) [Graph], World Nuclear Association, August 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329586/operable-nuclear-power-capacity-by-country/