This graph shows nuclear plant costs in the United State in 2016 in U.S. dollars per megawatt-hour, broken down by plant size. Operating costs accounted for the majority of costs and at the average U.S. nuclear power plant totaled 20.42 U.S. dollars per megawatt hour in 2016.
Nuclear plant costs in the U.S. in 2016, by plant size
(in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)
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US Department of Energy. (August 23, 2017). Nuclear plant costs in the U.S. in 2016, by plant size (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/744913/nuclear-power-costs-in-the-us-by-plant-size/
US Department of Energy. "Nuclear plant costs in the U.S. in 2016, by plant size (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)." Chart. August 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/744913/nuclear-power-costs-in-the-us-by-plant-size/
US Department of Energy. (2017). Nuclear plant costs in the U.S. in 2016, by plant size (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/744913/nuclear-power-costs-in-the-us-by-plant-size/
US Department of Energy. "Nuclear Plant Costs in The U.S. in 2016, by Plant Size (in U.S. Dollars per Megawatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/744913/nuclear-power-costs-in-the-us-by-plant-size/
US Department of Energy, Nuclear plant costs in the U.S. in 2016, by plant size (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/744913/nuclear-power-costs-in-the-us-by-plant-size/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Nuclear plant costs in the U.S. in 2016, by plant size (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph], US Department of Energy, August 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/744913/nuclear-power-costs-in-the-us-by-plant-size/
