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Energy > Non-renewables > Nuclear Stats: compare key data on Canada & United States

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STAT Canada United States
Capacity 14,135 MW
Ranked 6th.
102,136 MW
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Canada
Capacity per million people 405.24 MW
Ranked 7th. 25% more than United States
325.36 MW
Ranked 12th.
Nuclear reactors 19
Ranked 6th.
104
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Canada
Nuclear reactors under construction 0.0
Ranked 21st.
5
Ranked 4th.
Nuclear share of electricity production 15.3%
Ranked 22nd.
19%
Ranked 16th. 24% more than Canada
Uranium production 426,670
Ranked 1st. 17% more than United States
363,640
Ranked 2nd.
Uranium production per thousand people 12.81
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than United States
1.2
Ranked 14th.
Uranium reserves 485,300
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
207,400
Ranked 9th.
Uranium reserves (world share) 9%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
3.8%
Ranked 9th.
Uranium reserves per thousand people 14.39
Ranked 7th. 21 times more than United States
0.676
Ranked 19th.

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Nuclear power by country (Overview) ("Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation in 2011" . IAEA. 203-04-13 . Retrieved 2013-04-14 .); Wikipedia: Nuclear power by country (Overview) ("Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation in 2011" . IAEA. 203-04-13 . Retrieved 2013-04-14 .). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Nuclear power by country (List of nuclear reactors by country) (World Nuclear Power Reactors & Uranium Requirements, Operational & Long-Term Shutdown Reactors); Wikipedia: List of countries by uranium reserves; Wikipedia: List of countries by uranium reserves. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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