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Middle East countries plan to add nuclear to their generation mix

tags: Iran Saudi Arabia daily electricity generation international +map
U.S. uranium concentrate production in 2017 was the lowest since 2004

tags: daily production/supply uranium
Decommissioning nuclear reactors is a long-term and costly process

tags: NRC daily electricity
EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries

tags: China IEO Indiana Japan daily electricity +generation international
As nuclear power plant retirements increase, natural gas-fired generation capacity grows

tags: Henry Hub generating capacity natural gas power plants prices production/supply +spot prices weekly
Nuclear power plant outages were relatively low this summer

tags: Ohio daily electricity generation outages weather
South Carolina utilities stop construction of new nuclear reactors

tags: daily electricity power plants
Monthly renewable electricity generation surpasses nuclear for the first time since 1984

tags: capacity daily electric generation electricity hydroelectric renewables +solar wind
Even as renewables increase, fossil fuels continue to dominate U.S. energy mix

tags: biomass coal consumption/demand daily hydroelectric liquid fuels +natural gas oil/petroleum renewables
U.S. uranium production, prices, and employment all fell in 2016

tags: daily natural gas prices production/supply
Three Mile Island is the latest nuclear power plant to announce retirement plans

tags: daily electricity generation power plants retirements
U.S. nuclear capacity and generation expected to decline as existing generators retire

tags: AEO daily electricity forecasts/projections generating capacity generation
Nuclear plants account for more than half of electricity generation in Illinois

tags: Illinois daily electricity states
Most U.S. nuclear power plants were built between 1970 and 1990

tags: capacity daily electricity generation states
U.S. energy consumption rose slightly in 2016 despite a significant decline in coal use

tags: coal consumption/demand daily natural gas oil/petroleum renewables +total energy
Total U.S. energy production falls in 2016 after six consecutive years of increases

tags: coal crude oil daily natural gas oil/petroleum petroleum products +production/supply renewables total energy
U.S. uranium production lowest since 2005

tags: daily uranium
The world’s largest nuclear plants differ by age, number of reactors, and utilization

tags: daily electricity generation international
Indian Point, closest nuclear plant to New York City, set to retire by 2021

tags: New York daily electricity generation retirements
EIA adds population density layers to U.S. Energy Mapping System

tags: daily electricity natural gas oil/petroleum
U.S. energy production, consumption has changed significantly since 1908

tags: coal crude oil daily exports/imports liquid fuels production/supply +renewables total energy
Fort Calhoun becomes fifth U.S. nuclear plant to retire in past five years

tags: California Florida Vermont daily electricity generation +retirements states
Hurricane Matthew caused millions of customers to go without power

tags: NRC daily electricity generation outages states +weather
China expected to account for more than half of world growth in nuclear power through 2040

tags: China daily electricity generation international
Recent increases in global nuclear capacity led by Asia

tags: China Europe India Russia daily electricity +generating capacity international

Recent Data

Total production of uranium concentrate in the United States
pounds U₃O₈
Quarter/year	2017P	2016	2015	2014
1st Quarter	450,215	626,522	1,154,408	1,242,179
2nd Quarter	726,375	745,306	789,980	1,095,011
3rd Quarter	643,212	818,783	774,541	1,468,608
4th Quarter	--	725,947	624,278	1,085,534
Calendar year total	1,819,802	2,916,558	3,343,207	4,891,332
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Domestic Uranium Production Report - Quarterly

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Uranium Marketing Annual

Released June 19, 2017 | tags: annual exports/imports inventories/stocks most popular nuclear power plants +uranium
Effects of the Clean Power Plan

Released June 20, 2016 | tags: AEO AEO2016 CO2 EPA capacity electric generation +electricity electricity generating fuel mix emissions environment forecasts/projections generation greenhouse gases policy power plants prices regulation
Spent Nuclear Fuel

Released December 07, 2015 | tags: commercial consumption/demand electricity nuclear power plants
Analysis of the Impacts of the Clean Power Plan

Released May 22, 2015 | tags: CO2 Congressional & other requests EPA NEMS electric generation electricity +electricity generating fuel mix emissions environment forecasts/projections generating capacity generation greenhouse gases nuclear standards
Monthly Energy Review

Released April 26, 2018 | tags: CO2 all fuel sources biofuels capacity factor coal commercial +consumption/demand crude oil electricity emissions environment exports/imports generating capacity generation greenhouse gases hydroelectric industrial international monthly most popular natural gas nuclear oil/petroleum production/supply renewables residential solar total energy transportation wind wood
Monthly Energy Review - nuclear section

Released April 26, 2018 | tags: capacity factor electric generation electricity monthly most popular nuclear
Direct Federal Financial Interventions and Subsidies in Energy in Fiscal Year 2016

Released April 24, 2018 | tags: Congressional & other requests biofuels coal electricity financial markets forecasts/projections +liquid fuels nuclear oil/petroleum renewables solar wind
Electric Power Monthly

Released April 24, 2018 | tags: alternative fuels capacity capacity factor coal commercial disruption +electricity environment exports/imports generating capacity generation geothermal hydroelectric industrial inventories/stocks monthly most popular nuclear outages power plants prices production/supply renewables residential revenue sales solar states transportation wind wood
Electricity Monthly Update

Released April 24, 2018 | tags: alternative fuels coal commercial costs electric generation electricity +exports/imports generating capacity generation hydroelectric industrial inventories/stocks monthly most popular natural gas nuclear prices recurring report renewables residential revenue sales wholesale power

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