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

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STAT United Kingdom United States
Capacity 9,938 MW
Ranked 10th.
102,136 MW
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than United Kingdom
Capacity per million people 157.18 MW
Ranked 19th.
325.36 MW
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
Nuclear reactors 16
Ranked 8th.
104
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than United Kingdom
Nuclear reactors under construction 0.0
Ranked 19th.
5
Ranked 4th.
Nuclear share of electricity production 18.1%
Ranked 18th.
19%
Ranked 16th. 5% more than United Kingdom

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)

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