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

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STAT France United States
Capacity 63,130 MW
Ranked 2nd.
102,136 MW
Ranked 1st. 62% more than France
Capacity per million people 960.93 MW
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
325.36 MW
Ranked 12th.
Nuclear reactors 58
Ranked 2nd.
104
Ranked 1st. 79% more than France
Nuclear reactors under construction 1
Ranked 10th.
5
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than France
Nuclear share of electricity production 74.85%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States
19%
Ranked 16th.
Uranium production 75,982
Ranked 13th.
363,640
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than France
Uranium production per thousand people 1.18
Ranked 15th.
1.2
Ranked 14th. 1% more than France
Uranium reserves 100
Ranked 35th.
207,400
Ranked 9th. 2074 times more than France
Uranium reserves (world share) 0.0
Ranked 32nd.
3.8%
Ranked 9th.
Uranium reserves per thousand people 0.00155
Ranked 35th.
0.676
Ranked 19th. 437 times more than France

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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