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

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STAT South Korea United States
Nuclear > Capacity 20,739 MW
Ranked 5th.
102,136 MW
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Korea
Nuclear > Capacity per million people 414.75 MW
Ranked 5th. 27% more than United States
325.36 MW
Ranked 12th.
Nuclear > Nuclear reactors 23
Ranked 4th.
104
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Korea
Nuclear > Nuclear reactors under construction 4
Ranked 5th.
5
Ranked 4th. 25% more than South Korea
Nuclear > Nuclear share of electricity production 30.4%
Ranked 12th. 60% more than United States
19%
Ranked 16th.

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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