![]() Nuclear Power By the NumbersFeb 19, 2010 - Katie Fehrenbacher - earth2tech.com
Here’s a look at nuclear power by the numbers — from big to small — with figures courtesy of the Energy Information Administration, the Wall Street Journal, Greentech Media and the Nuclear Energy Institute. $54 billion: The proposed amount for federal loan guarantees for nuclear power reactors by the Obama administration. $10 billion: How much a large nuclear reactor can cost to build. $8.3 billion: The amount of the U.S. federal loan guarantee for the first two nuclear power plants built in the U.S. in 30 years. $750 million: An average cost for a small nuclear reactor. $25 million: The cost of Hyperion Power Generation’s nuclear battery reactor. $4,000-$6,000: The capital costs (per kilowatts electrical (kWe)) to build a nuclear reactor. 1,000 MW: The amount of power that an average nuclear reactor delivers. 700-1,000: The amount of permanent jobs created by building a large nuclear reactor. 125-140 megawatts of power: The amount of power that can be produced by a small nuclear reactor. 104: The number of nuclear plants operating in the U.S. 100: The number of nuclear reactors planned and under construction in Asia-Pacific region. 80 percent: The amount of France’s power supply made up by nuclear. 15 feet by 60 feet: The size of nuclear startup NuScale’s reactor. 20.2 percent: The amount of the U.S. power supply made up by nuclear, according to the Energy Information Administration. 6 years: Minimum amount of time it will take before the next wave of nuclear reactors will come online in the U.S. 5 feet by 5 feet: About the size of Hyperion’s nuclear battery — the size of a hotub. 0: The amount of carbon emissions nuclear power releases. For More on Greentech from GigaOM Pro (subscription required): Facebook’s Coal-Powered Problem New Opportunities in the Smart Grid Image courtesy of exquisitur’s photostream Flickr Creative Commons. ![]() |
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