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- til@lemmy.ca
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.
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.
There’s also about that many nuclear powered ships in the US Navy.
The last data I have is from 2017, and claimed 92 reactors on 81 ships. I believe that is 70 submarines with a single reactor each, and 11 carriers with two each.