Nuclear Power Today

• 104 commercial nuclear power reactors operating in the US. Last one to come on line was in 1996.

• 31 countries are operating 443 plants worldwide; 364,000 MWe total capacity

• 16% of world electricity is nuclear-generated

• Public perception and use vary globally, examples:

• - US is 20% nuclear

• - France is 75% nuclear

• - Germany is 33% nuclear

• - Ukraine is 49% nuclear

• - Russia 18% nuclear