Home > Nuclear > U.S. Nuclear and Uranium Forecasts > U.S. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Projections 2000-2020

 

U.S. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Projections 2000-2025

January 2003 (Next Release: January 2004)
U.S. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Projections, Reference Case, 2000-2025
 Year
 Net Summer Capability of Operable Unitsa
 Electricity Net Generation
Requirement
Spent Fuel
Annual Uranium
Cumulative Uranium
Enrichment Services
Annual
Cumulative
 
Gigawatts Electric
Billion Kilowatthours
Million Pounds U3O8 Equivalent
Million SWUb
Thousand
MTHMc
2000 98.14 753.9d 58.49 58.49 13.31 1.93 42.33e
2001 98.24 768.8d 51.03 109.52 12.78 2.30 44.63
2002 98.63 777.0 59.07 168.59 13.70 2.16 46.80
2003 98.93 781.0 53.95 222.54 14.01 2.35 49.15
2004 99.61 787.0 57.84 280.38 14.03 2.39 51.54
2005 100.20 793.0 55.35 335.73 14.56 2.33 53.86
2006 100.40 796.0 62.72 398.46 13.53 2.44 56.30
2007 99.91 804.0 51.84 450.30 15.17 2.25 58.56
2008 99.12 797.0 60.56 510.86 13.61 2.53 61.09
2009 99.12 798.0 55.87 566.73 14.56 2.19 63.28
2010 99.31 800.0 49.06 615.79 12.93 2.37 65.65
2011 99.31 801.0 66.00 681.79 15.68 2.07 67.72
2012 99.40 803.0 51.75 733.54 12.90 2.52 70.24
2013 99.79 807.0 62.11 795.65 15.33 1.98 72.22
2014 99.25 811.0 50.53 846.18 13.44 2.53 74.75
2015 99.53 805.0 63.70 909.89 15.40 2.02 76.77
2016 99.63 806.0 49.54 959.43 14.87 2.37 79.14
2017 99.63 807.0 63.49 1,022.92 13.74 2.28 81.42
2018 99.63 807.0 48.50 1,071.41 14.10 2.09 83.51
2019 99.63 807.0 62.72 1,134.13 15.37 2.17 85.68
2020 99.63 807.0 50.57 1,184.70 13.49 2.29 87.97
2021 99.63 807.0 58.99 1,243.69 13.99 2.03 89.99
2022 99.63 807.0 55.27 1,298.96 15.32 2.07 92.07
2023 99.63 807.0 60.83 1,359.79 13.57 2.29 94.36
2024 99.63 807.0 54.05 1,413.84 13.12 2.03 96.39
2025 99.63 807.0 52.33 1,466.17 14.23 1.96 98.35
   a At end of period.
   b Separative Work Units
   c Metric tons of heavy metal.
   d Actual data, Short-Term Energy Outlook, January, 2003, Table A8..
   e Cumulative spent fuel as reported on Form RW-859, Nuclear Fuel Data survey, as of 12/31/98 plus 2000 MT estimated for 1999 plus the annual value for 2000.
   Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels; International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Model, January, 2003.