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United States Non-renewables Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK
Nuclear > Capacity 102,136 MW 2012 1st out of 31
Nuclear > Capacity per million people 325.36 MW 2012 12th out of 31
Nuclear > Nuclear reactors 104 2014 1st out of 31
Nuclear > Nuclear reactors under construction 5 2014 4th out of 31
Nuclear > Nuclear share of electricity production 19% 2011 16th out of 31
Nuclear > Uranium production 363,640 2008 2nd out of 46
Nuclear > Uranium production per thousand people 1.2 2008 14th out of 45
Nuclear > Uranium reserves 207,400 2009 9th out of 45
Nuclear > Uranium reserves (world share) 3.8% 2009 9th out of 45
Nuclear > Uranium reserves per thousand people 0.676 2009 19th out of 45

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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