According to a StockApps.com data
presentation, the U.S. generates the
most nuclear electricity globally.
The country's nuclear power plants
produce nearly 790,000 GWh of
electricity. That's roughly 31% of
the world's total electricity
production from the resource.
StockApps' finance and investments
lead Edith Reads has weighed in on
the data. She holds, "America looks
to nuclear energy as a source of
clean energy. It has, therefore, not
shied from investing in the resource
that continues to draw criticism
elsewhere. Again bar the heavy
initial outlay, Nuclear power
production is cheap and safe to
operate under strict protocols."
15 Countries produce over 90 percent
of the world's nuclear power
Fifteen nations
account for some 2.345 million GWh
of the world's total of roughly
2.553 GWh of nuclear-generated
electricity. That works to about 92%
of that total, per the IAEA's PRIS
2020 figures.
As stated earlier, America leads in
the resource's generated capacity.
Additionally, its nuclear energy
production meets over 50% of its
clean electricity needs. The country
recently extended the working lives
of 88 of its active reactors. That
extension will see them remain in
operation until 2040.
hina comes in second with a
production of nearly 345,000 GWh of
nuclear electricity. This figure
amounts to about 13.5% of the
world's total. Moreover, the Asian
powerhouse is ramping up investments
in the area in line with its
sustainability goals. It plans to
commission 150 new reactors before
2035 at over $400B.
France has the highest reliance on
Nuclear Energy
European
countries rely more on nuclear power
than their peers from other
continents. IAEA's data shows France
has the highest reliance on this
form of energy. Up to 71% of the
French electricity comes from
nuclear sources, explaining its
support for the energy source.
Interestingly, some countries with
the highest nuclear power reliance
aren't its biggest producers. A case
in mind is Slovakia. Though it
produces hardly 1% of the global
total, 54% of the country's
electricity comes from nuclear
power.
And despite being the world's
largest producer, the U.S. is
seventeenth globally in terms of its
reliance on nuclear power.
The full story and statistics can be
found here: America accounts for 31%
of the globe's nuclear-generated
electricity
Release Edith Reads, Stockapps.com, London