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

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STAT Russia United States
Capacity 23,643 MW
Ranked 4th.
102,136 MW
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Russia
Capacity per million people 164.72 MW
Ranked 17th.
325.36 MW
Ranked 12th. 98% more than Russia
Nuclear reactors 33
Ranked 3rd.
104
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Russia
Nuclear reactors under construction 10
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as United States
5
Ranked 4th.
Nuclear share of electricity production 17.8%
Ranked 20th.
19%
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Russia
Uranium production 139,735
Ranked 6th.
363,640
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia
Uranium production per thousand people 0.984
Ranked 16th.
1.2
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Russia
Uranium reserves 480,300
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States
207,400
Ranked 9th.
Uranium reserves (world share) 8.9%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States
3.8%
Ranked 9th.
Uranium reserves per thousand people 3.38
Ranked 11th. 5 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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