The total Research and Development (R&D) budget for nuclear energy allocated by the Department of Energy (DOE) of the United States was around 1.77 billion U.S. dollars in financial year 2023. The U.S. DOE's R&D budget request for nuclear energy for financial year 2024 amounted to 1.56 billion U.S. dollars. In 2021, the nuclear share of electricity generation in the U.S. was approximately 20 percent.
Total Research and Development (R&D) budget allocated for nuclear energy by the Department of Energy of the United States (U.S.) from 2021 to 2023 and congressional request for 2024*
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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US Department of Energy. (February 20, 2024). Total Research and Development (R&D) budget allocated for nuclear energy by the Department of Energy of the United States (U.S.) from 2021 to 2023 and congressional request for 2024* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334858/research-and-development-budget-for-nuclear-energy-in-the-united-states/
US Department of Energy. "Total Research and Development (R&D) budget allocated for nuclear energy by the Department of Energy of the United States (U.S.) from 2021 to 2023 and congressional request for 2024* (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334858/research-and-development-budget-for-nuclear-energy-in-the-united-states/
US Department of Energy. (2024). Total Research and Development (R&D) budget allocated for nuclear energy by the Department of Energy of the United States (U.S.) from 2021 to 2023 and congressional request for 2024* (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334858/research-and-development-budget-for-nuclear-energy-in-the-united-states/
US Department of Energy. "Total Research and Development (R&d) Budget Allocated for Nuclear Energy by The Department of Energy of The United States (U.S.) from 2021 to 2023 and Congressional Request for 2024* (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334858/research-and-development-budget-for-nuclear-energy-in-the-united-states/
US Department of Energy, Total Research and Development (R&D) budget allocated for nuclear energy by the Department of Energy of the United States (U.S.) from 2021 to 2023 and congressional request for 2024* (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334858/research-and-development-budget-for-nuclear-energy-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total Research and Development (R&D) budget allocated for nuclear energy by the Department of Energy of the United States (U.S.) from 2021 to 2023 and congressional request for 2024* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Department of Energy, February 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334858/research-and-development-budget-for-nuclear-energy-in-the-united-states/
