Nuclear Policy: USA

The Nuclear Energy Institute provides lots of handy statistics regarding the nuclear situation in the United States. There are facts and figures on more subcategories of nuclear power information than you could ever want to know, but I will touch on a few key facts.

In 2010, the US generated over four billion milliwatt hours, about 800 million of which were due to nuclear energy. This means that the nuclear fuel share percentage for the US was about 19.6%.

Over the past 20 years in the US, plants have increased their output of nuclear power while maintaining similar levels of safety. The graphic from this link tells the story:

Accordingly, US suppliers face very strict safety regulations to start nuclear energy production from a new plant (click for larger image).