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Introduction Explains in diagrams and text how the nuclear industry works: from mining to processing to nuclear fission to spent fuel to decommissioning.
Posted Date: 09/09/2001 Next Update: One Time Posting.

State Profiles Describes the nuclear industries of the 31 states that have commercial nuclear reactors, the generation and capacity trends, and State emissions levels. Short features are included on cooling towers (New Jersey), low-level waste disposal (South Carolina), computers (Tennessee), education (North Carolina), and single-reactor plants (Missouri). Profiles were updated with 2007 emissions data on November 6, 2009.
Posted Date: Various Next Update: Pending.

Unique Reactors Learn how four light bulbs launched the commercial nuclear industry, read about the first reactors, the largest reactors, and the strangest reactors ever built. Updated with information on world’s oldest reactor and on reactors planned for space exploration.
Posted Date: September 1, 2009 Next Update: September 2010

Just the Stats:

Fuel Market Shares by State, 2004 to 2007. The table shows the annual generation for nuclear, coal, natural gas, conventional hydropower.
Posted date: 10/7/2009 Next Update: 1/31/2010

Site Profiles A summary of the key information that is publicly available on each of the Nation’s 104 commercial reactors at 65 nuclear power plants.
Posted Date: Various Next Update: Pending.

Monthly Energy Review, Table 8.1 This table in the Monthly Energy Review presents annual nuclear power trends since 1973, with monthly data for three most current years.
Updated Monthly.

Annual Energy Review, Table 9.1 This table provides annual nuclear power trends since 1957.
Updated Annually.



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