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    According to Nuclear Energy Institution, to date of 2007, nuclear energy provides almost up to 20 percent of United States of America's electricity and is its top source of emission-free electricity. In the United States, there are 104 operating reactors, consisting of 35 boiling water reactors and 69 pressurized water reactors. [1]

    Pressurized Water Reactors


    Source: ICJT (--) ICJT.org - Nuclear Power Plants in the World [2]


    Boiling Water Reactors

    Source: ICJT (--) ICJT.org - Nuclear Power Plants in the World [2]


    There are a total of 32 companies licensed to operate the nuclear reactors in the     US. Out of the 50 states in US, 31 of them are with operating reactors, which include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Washington and many other states [3]. Among the 31 states, nuclear makes up the largest percentage of their electricity generated as of the table below:

    State

    Percent

    Vermont

    73.7

    South Carolina

    51.2

    New Jersey

    50.7

    Connecticut

    48.9

    Illinois

    47.8

    New Hampshire

    46.0

    Source: Nuclear Energy Institute (--) Nuclear Energy Institute - U.S. Nuclear Power Plants [1]

    This is the U.S. Nuclear Generating Statistic from 2004 to 2007

    Year

    Total Electricity Generation (MWh)

    Nuclear Generation (MWh)

    Nuclear Fuel Share (Percent)

    Capacity Factor (Percent)

    Summer Capacity (MW)

    2004

    3,970,555,289

    788,528,387

    19.9

    90.1

    99,628

    2005

    4,055,422,744

    781,986,365

    19.3

    89.3

    99,988

    2006

    4,064,702,228

    787,218,636

    19.4

    89.6

    100,334

    2007*

    4,159,513,913

    806,486,978

    19.4

    91.8

    100,334







    Source: Global Energy Decisions/Energy Information Administration
    Updated on 4/08


    Here are some other figures of the number of operating nuclear power plants in the world [4]

    Top 5 States - Operating Nuclear Power Plants [4]

    United States - 104 operating nuclear power plants
    France - 59 operating nuclear power plants.
    Japan - 54 operating nuclear power plants.
    Russia - 30 operating nuclear power plants.
    United Kingdom - 27 operating nuclear power plants.

    Top 5 States - % of Electricity from Nuclear Power Plants [4]

    Lithuania - 80% of its electricity from nuclear power
    France - 78% of its electricity from nuclear power.
    Slovakia - 57% of its electricity from nuclear power.
    Belgium - 55% of its electricity from nuclear power.
    Sweden - 50% of its electricity from nuclear power.

    However, these figures are up to date of 2005. As of a World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2007 to date of 1st November 2007 [5], there are currently 439 operating nuclear reactors in the world.


    As of the total number of nuclear reactors in the world, they provided around 15 percent of the world's electricity production in 2007. [6] Overall, 16 countries relied on nuclear energy to generate at least one-quarter of their total electricity supply. Below is the table of countries generating the largest percentage of their electricity in 2007 from nuclear energy.

    Country

    Percent

    France

    76.8

    Lithuania

    64.4

    Slovakia

    54.3

    Belgium

    54.0

    Ukraine

    48.1

    Sweden

    46.1

    Armenia

    43.5

    Slovenia

    41.6

    Switzerland

    40.0

    Hungary

    36.8

    S. Korea

    35.3

    Bulgaria

    32.1

    Source: Nuclear Energy Institution (--) Nuclear Energy Institute - World Statistics [6]

    Citings:

    [1] Nuclear Energy Institute (2008) Nuclear Energy Institute - U.S. Nuclear Power Plants [on-line] http://www.nei.org/resourcesandstats/nuclear
    _statistics/usnuclearpowerplants/     (11-06-08)

    [2] ICJT (--) ICJT.org - Nuclear Power Plants in the World [on-line]
    http://www.icjt.org/an/tech/jesvet/jesvet.htm (    12-06-08)

    [3] Nuclear Energy Institute (--) Nuclear Energy Institute - State Nuclear Facts [on-line]
    http://www.nei.org/publicpolicy/stateactivities
    /statenuclearfacts/     (11-05-08)

    [4] Patricia A. Michaels (2005) World Nuclear Power Statistics 2004 [on-line] http://greennature.com/article275.html (11-06-08)

    [5] Mycle Schneider, Paris and Antony Froggatt, London (2007) The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2007 [on-line] http://www.greens-efa.org/cms/topics/dokbin
    /206/206808.pdf     (12-06-08)

    [6] Nuclear Energy Institution (--) Nuclear Energy Institute - World Statistics [on-line] http://www.nei.org/resourcesandstats/nuclear
    _statistics/worldstatistics/     (11-06-08)


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