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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.

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[โ€“] sga@lemmings.world 1 points 1 hour ago

US really needs to increase it's nuclear energy output (i know that current amount is also big, but it needs to be increased). Nuclear is one of the most cleanest forms of energy, and depending on the age of existing coal plants, some of them can even be converted to nuclear.

[โ€“] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

So an average of 1.032 GW each. If they get up to 1.21 do they go back in time?