The United States operates the world’s largest nuclear power plant fleet - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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In 2024, U.S. utilities operated 94 nuclear reactors with a total net generating capacity of nearly 97 gigawatts (GW), the largest commercial nuclear power generation fleet in the world.

  • IWW4@lemmy.zip
    12·
    2 days ago

    I suspect that is just Nuclear Power Plants. There are way more nuclear reactors than that in the US.

      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        The last data I have is from 2017, and claimed 92 reactors on 81 ships. I believe that is 70 submarines with a single reactor each, and 11 carriers with two each.

    • Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml
      3·
      2 days ago

      Well, a nuclear power plant typically has at least one reactor.

      Being less of an ass, yes, you’re right, there’s also reactors not part of a public electricity generating station. Mostly military, but some for training.

      • IWW4@lemmy.zip
        4·
        2 days ago

        There are a whole lot of nuclear reactors used in medicine. NC State University used to have an active one, I don’t know if they still do.

        Also it would be remarkable if any Nuclear Power Plant had a single reactor. I am pretty sure they all have multiple reactors.