number of U.S. nuclear power plants fell to 92 in 2022, from 112 plants in 1990.
Nuclear energy has the highest estimated capital costs of any energy technology used in the United States. As of 2023, capital costs for nuclear power plants ranged between 8,475 and 13,925 U.S. dollars per kilowatt. As the radioactive materials used and the waste created require careful handling, nuclear stations are among the most expensive to built. The Estimated capital costs of energy generation in the United States in 2023, by energy source (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)
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Lazard. (April 30, 2023). Estimated capital costs of energy generation in the United States in 2023, by energy source (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654401/estimated-capital-cost-of-energy-generation-in-the-us-by-technology/
Lazard. "Estimated capital costs of energy generation in the United States in 2023, by energy source (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)." Chart. April 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654401/estimated-capital-cost-of-energy-generation-in-the-us-by-technology/
Lazard. (2023). Estimated capital costs of energy generation in the United States in 2023, by energy source (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654401/estimated-capital-cost-of-energy-generation-in-the-us-by-technology/
Lazard. "Estimated Capital Costs of Energy Generation in The United States in 2023, by Energy Source (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654401/estimated-capital-cost-of-energy-generation-in-the-us-by-technology/
Lazard, Estimated capital costs of energy generation in the United States in 2023, by energy source (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654401/estimated-capital-cost-of-energy-generation-in-the-us-by-technology/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Estimated capital costs of energy generation in the United States in 2023, by energy source (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph], Lazard, April 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/654401/estimated-capital-cost-of-energy-generation-in-the-us-by-technology/