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

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STAT South Africa United States
Capacity 1,860 MW
Ranked 22nd.
102,136 MW
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than South Africa
Capacity per million people 36.34 MW
Ranked 23th.
325.36 MW
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than South Africa
Nuclear reactors 2
Ranked 24th.
104
Ranked 1st. 52 times more than South Africa
Nuclear reactors under construction 0.0
Ranked 26th.
5
Ranked 4th.
Nuclear share of electricity production 5.1%
Ranked 24th.
19%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than South Africa
Uranium production 156,312
Ranked 5th.
363,640
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa
Uranium production per thousand people 3.2
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United States
1.2
Ranked 14th.
Uranium reserves 295,600
Ranked 5th. 43% more than United States
207,400
Ranked 9th.
Uranium reserves (world share) 5.5%
Ranked 5th. 45% more than United States
3.8%
Ranked 9th.
Uranium reserves per thousand people 5.99
Ranked 8th. 9 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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