Energy Information Administration
January 2009 Monthly Energy Review

Note: Information about data precision and revisions.

Posted: January 26, 2009
Next Update: Last week of February 2009

Table 8.1. Nuclear Energy Overview


YearNuclear Generating Units, Total Operable Units
(Number)
Nuclear Generating Units, Net Summer Capacity
(Million Kilowatts)
Nuclear Electricity Net Generation
(Million Kilowatthours)
Nuclear Share of Electricity Net Generation
(Percent)
Nuclear Generating Units, Capacity Factor
(Percent)
1973 JanuaryNot Available14.53362463.957.8
1973 FebruaryNot Available14.53359284.160.7
1973 MarchNot Available15.31466494.558.4
1973 AprilNot Available15.31458764.253.4
1973 MayNot Available16.17456973.947.3
1973 JuneNot Available18.72967844.250.3
1973 JulyNot Available18.7296960450
1973 AugustNot Available19.20577854.454.5
1973 SeptemberNot Available19.2057862556.9
1973 OctoberNot Available20.27175184.949.8
1973 NovemberNot Available20.27181425.555.8
1973 December4222.68380315.247.6
1973 Total4222.683834794.553.5
1974 JanuaryNot Available22.68376034.845
1974 FebruaryNot Available23.73581165.750.9
1974 MarchNot Available23.67587775.849.8
1974 AprilNot Available24.2017129541
1974 MayNot Available25.46165624.334.6
1974 JuneNot Available26.23770804.537.5
1974 JulyNot Available26.237102105.752.3
1974 AugustNot Available28.139123337.158.9
1974 SeptemberNot Available30.032110107.250.9
1974 OctoberNot Available30.905108647.147.7
1974 NovemberNot Available31.356110047.348.7
1974 December5531.867132888.356
1974 Total5531.8671139766.147.8
1975 JanuaryNot Available32.692139388.557.3
1975 FebruaryNot Available34.516127338.654.9
1975 MarchNot Available34.516148829.658
1975 AprilNot Available35.306133279.152.4
1975 MayNot Available35.30613764952.4
1975 JuneNot Available35.306127447.850.1
1975 JulyNot Available35.306153728.758.5
1975 AugustNot Available35.306158808.860.5
1975 SeptemberNot Available35.306143969.356.6
1975 OctoberNot Available35.306146269.455.6
1975 NovemberNot Available36.163141649.354.4
1975 December5737.267166799.860.2
1975 Total5737.267172505955.9
1976 JanuaryNot Available37.26716099958.1
1976 FebruaryNot Available37.267143779.255.4
1976 MarchNot Available37.267139938.550.5
1976 AprilNot Available38.232109827.240
1976 MayNot Available39.071119297.641
1976 JuneNot Available39.881157579.154.9
1976 JulyNot Available39.881177099.559.7
1976 AugustNot Available39.818183639.862
1976 SeptemberNot Available40.8841729010.558.7
1976 OctoberNot Available40.8841735510.657
1976 NovemberNot Available40.884161349.554.8
1976 December6343.8222111511.564.8
1976 Total6343.8221911049.454.7
1977 JanuaryNot Available44.5592215211.366.8
1977 FebruaryNot Available44.559196011265.5
1977 MarchNot Available44.5592067212.262.4
1977 AprilNot Available44.5591986712.662
1977 MayNot Available44.5592059912.162.1
1977 JuneNot Available44.5592151711.967.1
1977 JulyNot Available44.559218251165.8
1977 AugustNot Available46.3032275011.666.2
1977 SeptemberNot Available46.3031963011.159
1977 OctoberNot Available46.3031904111.455.3
1977 NovemberNot Available46.3031945811.658.5
1977 December6746.3032377112.969
1977 Total6746.30325088311.863.3
1978 JanuaryNot Available46.303258331375
1978 FebruaryNot Available46.3032183312.670.2
1978 MarchNot Available47.4032244912.963.7
1978 AprilNot Available49.198175801149.7
1978 MayNot Available49.1982041611.655.8
1978 JuneNot Available49.1982218511.862.6
1978 JulyNot Available49.1982500712.368.3
1978 AugustNot Available49.1982559912.469.9
1978 SeptemberNot Available49.9662218911.961.7
1978 OctoberNot Available49.9662299713.160.9
1978 NovemberNot Available49.9662490114.169.2
1978 December7050.8242541513.267.2
1978 Total7050.82427640312.564.5
1979 JanuaryNot Available50.6272779213.273.8
1979 FebruaryNot Available50.6272591113.976.2
1979 MarchNot Available49.7472433513.365.7
1979 AprilNot Available49.7471841810.851.6
1979 MayNot Available49.747150258.440.6
1979 JuneNot Available49.747160658.644.9
1979 JulyNot Available49.7472082510.356.3
1979 AugustNot Available49.7472420411.865.4
1979 SeptemberNot Available49.747218041261
1979 OctoberNot Available49.7472093411.656.5
1979 NovemberNot Available49.7471925510.853.9
1979 December6949.7472058610.955.6
1979 Total6949.74725515511.358.4
1980 JanuaryNot Available49.747197469.953.4
1980 FebruaryNot Available49.7471927710.255.7
1980 MarchNot Available49.7472003910.754.1
1980 AprilNot Available49.7471879411.152.5
1980 MayNot Available49.7471838510.449.7
1980 JuneNot Available49.747183229.751.2
1980 JulyNot Available50.895210249.755.5
1980 AugustNot Available51.812433311.363.1
1980 SeptemberNot Available51.812357212.363.2
1980 OctoberNot Available51.812451013.763.5
1980 NovemberNot Available51.812098411.756.3
1980 December7151.812213011.357.4
1980 Total7151.812511161156.3
1981 JanuaryNot Available51.812377911.561.7
1981 FebruaryNot Available51.81215951262
1981 MarchNot Available51.812200411.857.1
1981 AprilNot Available51.812064611.955.4
1981 MayNot Available52.6381972311.150.4
1981 JuneNot Available53.7442116610.454.7
1981 JulyNot Available53.7442308010.557.7
1981 AugustNot Available53.7442694612.867.4
1981 SeptemberNot Available54.894243981361.7
1981 OctoberNot Available54.8942055611.350.3
1981 NovemberNot Available54.894227831357.6
1981 December7556.0422599713.362.3
1981 Total7556.04227267411.958.2
1982 JanuaryNot Available56.0422567812.261.6
1982 FebruaryNot Available56.0422018811.253.6
1982 MarchNot Available56.0422275512.154.6
1982 AprilNot Available56.0422178512.654.1
1982 MayNot Available56.0422163912.251.9
1982 JuneNot Available56.0422402612.959.5
1982 JulyNot Available56.0422546712.161.1
1982 AugustNot Available56.0422498612.159.9
1982 SeptemberNot Available58.16253911460.6
1982 OctoberNot Available58.12324813.453.7
1982 NovemberNot Available60.0352323513.453.8
1982 December7860.0352437613.254.6
1982 Total7860.03528277312.656.6
1983 JanuaryNot Available59.5322507312.856.6
1983 FebruaryNot Available59.6322219812.955.4
1983 MarchNot Available59.6322389013.153.9
1983 AprilNot Available59.6582233513.152.1
1983 MayNot Available59.8832205112.649.5
1983 JuneNot Available61.6862415212.654.4
1983 JulyNot Available61.232560211.656.2
1983 AugustNot Available61.442620111.457.3
1983 SeptemberNot Available62.2272500712.855.8
1983 OctoberNot Available62.8762579714.155.1
1983 NovemberNot Available62.8092501013.755.3
1983 December8163.0092636112.456.5
1983 Total8163.00929367712.754.4
1984 JanuaryNot Available63.0092931313.562.5
1984 FebruaryNot Available63.009284361564.8
1984 MarchNot Available64.0572734513.657.4
1984 AprilNot Available65.1572423113.451.7
1984 MayNot Available65.1572586713.453.4
1984 JuneNot Available66.207252991253.1
1984 JulyNot Available66.2072828412.857.4
1984 AugustNot Available67.4462949312.858.8
1984 SeptemberNot Available67.4462914614.960
1984 OctoberNot Available68.566247741348.6
1984 NovemberNot Available69.6522457512.949
1984 December8769.6523087215.459.6
1984 Total8769.65232763413.556.3
1985 JanuaryNot Available70.6753618615.968.8
1985 FebruaryNot Available71.7953081215.563.9
1985 MarchNot Available72.8993104115.957.2
1985 AprilNot Available72.8992645814.350.5
1985 MayNot Available72.8992869714.652.9
1985 JuneNot Available75.275308371556.9
1985 JulyNot Available76.3543518415.561.9
1985 AugustNot Available78.4783481215.459.6
1985 SeptemberNot Available78.478345081761.1
1985 OctoberNot Available78.478312051653.4
1985 NovemberNot Available79.3973016615.752.8
1985 December9679.3973378215.457.2
1985 Total9679.39738369115.558
1986 JanuaryNot Available80.6043621916.660.4
1986 FebruaryNot Available80.604327211760.4
1986 MarchNot Available80.6043077315.651.3
1986 AprilNot Available81.8633047716.451.8
1986 MayNot Available82.9953192416.251.7
1986 JuneNot Available82.9953133414.652.4
1986 JulyNot Available84.0483589414.857.4
1986 AugustNot Available84.0483748316.659.9
1986 SeptemberNot Available84.0483659317.760.5
1986 OctoberNot Available84.0483621418.357.8
1986 NovemberNot Available85.2413494417.856.9
1986 December10185.2413946318.562.2
1986 Total10185.24141403816.656.9
1987 JanuaryNot Available87.2483997517.961.6
1987 FebruaryNot Available87.2483659818.862.4
1987 MarchNot Available88.4463729018.456.7
1987 AprilNot Available89.333351817.752.2
1987 MayNot Available89.333432016.651.6
1987 JuneNot Available89.333656016.256.8
1987 JulyNot Available91.4884005616.158.8
1987 AugustNot Available92.3244135216.760.2
1987 SeptemberNot Available92.3243966618.659.7
1987 OctoberNot Available92.324364921853.1
1987 NovemberNot Available93.5833743818.755.6
1987 December10793.583420061960.3
1987 Total10793.58345527017.757.4
1988 JanuaryNot Available93.5834465818.764.1
1988 FebruaryNot Available92.7434224619.565.4
1988 MarchNot Available93.9824391220.562.8
1988 AprilNot Available93.9824006720.459.3
1988 MayNot Available95.0894065019.557.5
1988 JuneNot Available95.0894407918.964.4
1988 JulyNot Available94.6954982819.370.7
1988 AugustNot Available94.6954903518.369.5
1988 SeptemberNot Available94.695462702167.9
1988 OctoberNot Available94.6954259120.260.4
1988 NovemberNot Available94.6953958318.958
1988 December10994.6954405218.962.5
1988 Total10994.69552697319.563.5
1989 JanuaryNot Available94.6954632818.865.8
1989 FebruaryNot Available94.6953872516.660.9
1989 MarchNot Available97.0313963616.454.9
1989 AprilNot Available97.031334951548
1989 MayNot Available97.0313833916.353.1
1989 JuneNot Available97.0314297617.161.5
1989 JulyNot Available97.3235233119.172.3
1989 AugustNot Available98.1615494819.975.2
1989 SeptemberNot Available98.1614483718.563.4
1989 OctoberNot Available98.1614355818.559.6
1989 NovemberNot Available98.1614339918.561.4
1989 December11198.1615078418.569.5
1989 Total11198.16152935517.862.2
1990 JanuaryNot Available98.1615511921.675.5
1990 FebruaryNot Available98.1614996321.875.7
1990 MarchNot Available99.3114608718.862.4
1990 AprilNot Available100.4613851616.853.3
1990 MayNot Available100.4614294517.857.5
1990 JuneNot Available100.4614633217.264.1
1990 JulyNot Available100.4975364518.771.7
1990 AugustNot Available100.4975575819.274.6
1990 SeptemberNot Available99.6244848518.867.5
1990 OctoberNot Available99.6244339517.858.5
1990 NovemberNot Available99.6244503419.562.8
1990 December11299.6245158220.269.6
1990 Total11299.6245768621966
1991 JanuaryNot Available99.6245436920.273.4
1991 FebruaryNot Available99.624478632171.5
1991 MarchNot Available99.6244912120.466.3
1991 AprilNot Available99.6244163118.358.1
1991 MayNot Available99.6244675518.363.1
1991 JuneNot Available99.6245420820.175.6
1991 JulyNot Available99.5896073520.682
1991 AugustNot Available99.589584732078.9
1991 SeptemberNot Available99.5895187420.372.3
1991 OctoberNot Available99.5894765319.464.2
1991 NovemberNot Available99.5894629519.264.6
1991 December11199.5895358921.172.3
1991 Total11199.58961256519.970.2
1992 JanuaryNot Available99.5895784921.678.1
1992 FebruaryNot Available99.421528042276.3
1992 MarchNot Available99.4214583518.562
1992 AprilNot Available99.4214226818.159.1
1992 MayNot Available99.4214562718.861.7
1992 JuneNot Available99.4215118519.671.5
1992 JulyNot Available99.4215604919.175.8
1992 AugustNot Available99.4215865620.879.3
1992 SeptemberNot Available99.4215091919.671.1
1992 OctoberNot Available99.4214878419.965.9
1992 NovemberNot Available99.4215072620.870.9
1992 December10998.9855807521.778.9
1992 Total10998.98561877620.170.9
1993 JanuaryNot Available97.8815907621.881.1
1993 FebruaryNot Available97.8815131920.778
1993 MarchNot Available97.8814660617.864
1993 AprilNot Available99.0314319918.460.7
1993 MayNot Available99.0315036720.668.4
1993 JuneNot Available99.0315262019.173.8
1993 JulyNot Available99.0315650218.176.7
1993 AugustNot Available99.031562091876.3
1993 SeptemberNot Available99.0314998918.970.1
1993 OctoberNot Available99.0944443417.760.2
1993 NovemberNot Available99.0944686218.665.7
1993 December11099.0415310819.572.1
1993 Total11099.04161029119.170.5
1994 JanuaryNot Available99.0415684719.677.1
1994 FebruaryNot Available99.041498212074.9
1994 MarchNot Available99.041489691966.5
1994 AprilNot Available99.0414319217.960.7
1994 MayNot Available99.0414852519.265.9
1994 JuneNot Available99.0415175117.672.6
1994 JulyNot Available99.041591231980.1
1994 AugustNot Available99.0416010419.581.5
1994 SeptemberNot Available99.0415562820.977.9
1994 OctoberNot Available99.0415070319.868.6
1994 NovemberNot Available99.0415528021.977.4
1994 December10999.1486049722.482
1994 Total10999.14864044019.773.8
1995 January10999.1486334222.685.9
1995 February10999.1485185820.677.8
1995 March10999.1485188019.970.3
1995 April10999.1484932120.269.2
1995 May10999.1485438720.673.7
1995 June10999.1485638119.779
1995 July10999.5156203718.883.8
1995 August10999.5156166117.883.3
1995 September10999.5155569020.177.7
1995 October10999.5155429320.673.2
1995 November10999.5155270820.273.6
1995 December10999.515598442180.8
1995 Total10999.51567340220.177.4
1996 January10999.5156294221.285
1996 February110100.9085592820.779.7
1996 March110100.9085547420.273.9
1996 April110100.908503252069.4
1996 May110100.9085563719.774.1
1996 June110100.908574981979.1
1996 July110100.9086095318.681.2
1996 August110100.9086147718.781.9
1996 September110100.9085459319.375.1
1996 October110100.9085061218.667.3
1996 November110100.9085213219.471.8
1996 December109100.7845715920.176.2
1996 Total109100.78467472919.676.2
1997 January109100.7845891419.678.6
1997 February109100.7845065819.674.8
1997 March109100.7845041418.567.2
1997 April109100.7844488317.461.9
1997 May109100.7844703217.262.7
1997 June109100.7845209517.471.8
1997 July109100.7845735216.676.5
1997 August10799.7166108418.382.3
1997 September10799.7165258617.570.9
1997 October10799.7164698116.563.3
1997 November10799.7165118918.969
1997 December10799.7165545718.774.8
1997 Total10799.7166286441871.1
1998 January10599.7165788919.678
1998 February10599.7165099919.676.1
1998 March10599.7165371118.772.4
1998 April10599.7164750318.266.2
1998 May10599.7165149617.269.4
1998 June10599.7165573216.977.6
1998 July10497.07614991785.1
1998 August10497.076036916.983.6
1998 September10497.075720617.981.8
1998 October10497.075742920.279.5
1998 November10497.075737221.582.1
1998 December10497.07624972186.5
1998 Total10497.0767370218.678.2
1999 January10497.5026568920.890.2
1999 February10497.5025748920.987.4
1999 March10497.5025883819.780.8
1999 April10497.5024852917.368.8
1999 May10497.5025605718.776.9
1999 June10497.5026230018.988.4
1999 July10497.5026681517.792.1
1999 August10497.5026814318.794.1
1999 September10497.5026093519.986.9
1999 October10497.5025534319.576.7
1999 November10497.5026055222.386.6
1999 December10497.4116756322.994.4
1999 Total10497.41172825419.785.3
2000 January10497.4117076221.693.8
2000 February10497.4116417921.891
2000 March10497.4116273720.883.5
2000 April10497.4115825920.480.2
2000 May10497.4116397619.884.8
2000 June10497.4116729919.892.1
2000 July10497.4116897219.395.4
2000 August10497.4116722618.293.8
2000 September10497.4115826718.687.8
2000 October10497.4115247018.176.2
2000 November10497.4115647119.885
2000 December10497.866327619.893.2
2000 Total10497.8675389319.888.1
2001 January10498.1596870720.794.1
2001 February10498.1596127221.792.9
2001 March10498.1596214120.785.1
2001 April10498.1595600320.179.2
2001 May10498.1596151220.584.2
2001 June10498.1596802320.896.2
2001 July10498.1596916619.394.7
2001 August10498.1596838918.593.6
2001 September10498.1596337820.689.7
2001 October10498.1596046120.582.8
2001 November10498.1596234222.388.2
2001 December10498.1596743122.192.3
2001 Total10498.15976882620.689.4
2002 January10498.6577092622.296.6
2002 February10498.6576165821.993
2002 March10498.6576304120.885.9
2002 April10498.6575843720.282.3
2002 May10498.6576303220.585.9
2002 June10498.6576637219.593.4
2002 July10498.6577042118.595.9
2002 August10498.6577077818.996.4
2002 September10498.6576448119.590.8
2002 October10498.6576049319.782.4
2002 November10498.6576152020.886.6
2002 December10498.6576890521.293.9
2002 Total10498.65778006420.290.3
2003 January10499.2096921120.293.8
2003 February10499.2096094220.491.4
2003 March10499.2095993319.781.2
2003 April10499.2095677619.979.5
2003 May10499.2096220220.284.3
2003 June10499.2096418119.589.9
2003 July10499.2096965318.694.4
2003 August10499.2096902418.193.5
2003 September10499.2096358419.789
2003 October10499.2096001619.681.3
2003 November10499.209596002083.4
2003 December10499.2096861220.793
2003 Total10499.20976373319.787.9
2004 January10499.6287080620.495.5
2004 February10499.6286410220.492.4
2004 March10499.6286328520.585.4
2004 April10499.6285862020.281.7
2004 May10499.6286491719.887.6
2004 June10499.6286773419.694.4
2004 July10499.6287197519.197.1
2004 August10499.6287106819.395.9
2004 September10499.6286593219.691.9
2004 October10499.628625302084.4
2004 November10499.6285894119.582.2
2004 December10499.6286861720.192.6
2004 Total10499.62878852819.990.1
2005 January10499.9886982820.493.9
2005 February10499.9886094720.490.7
2005 March10499.9886153919.482.7
2005 April10499.9885548419.277.1
2005 May10499.988629702084.6
2005 June10499.9886614418.291.9
2005 July10499.9887107017.795.5
2005 August10499.9887138217.696
2005 September10499.9886673919.192.7
2005 October10499.9886123619.482.3
2005 November10499.9886291320.687.4
2005 December10499.9887173520.696.4
2005 Total10499.98878198619.389.3
2006 January104100.3347191221.996.3
2006 February104100.3346261620.492.9
2006 March104100.334637212085.4
2006 April104100.3345756719.379.7
2006 May104100.334627761984.1
2006 June104100.3346839118.894.7
2006 July104100.3347218617.696.7
2006 August104100.3347201617.796.5
2006 September104100.3346664220.192.3
2006 October104100.3345750917.977
2006 November104100.3346139219.985
2006 December104100.334704902194.4
2006 Total104100.33478721919.489.6
2007 January104100.635740062198.8
2007 February104100.6356522520.196.4
2007 March104100.635643052085.9
2007 April104100.6355730118.879.1
2007 May104100.6356502519.786.8
2007 June104100.635689231995.1
2007 July104100.6357272918.597.1
2007 August104100.6357275117.297.2
2007 September104100.635675821993.3
2007 October104100.6356169018.582.4
2007 November104100.6356496920.789.7
2007 December104100.6357198320.896.1
2007 Total104100.63580648719.491.5
2008 January104100.6357068619.594.4
2008 February104100.6356493619.992.7
2008 March104100.6356468319.986.4
2008 April104100.6355728118.979.1
2008 May104100.6356479419.986.5
2008 June104100.6357026818.897
2008 July104100.6357426618.599.2
2008 August104100.6357257318.896.9
2008 September104100.6356700319.992.5
2008 October104100.6356279319.783.9