How much new US nuclear capacity by 2032?
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28%
<2 GW
32%
2-5 GW
19%
5-10 GW
13%
10-20 GW
9%
20+ GW
This will resolve to the total electric power capacity of all new OR reopened nuclear reactors in the United States of America between market open (February 2025) and January 1, 2032.
Civilian only
Reactors shut down after Feb 2025 don't subtract from this figure
Upgrades to existing active reactors don't count
Must be operational and sending electricity to grid or end user as of Jan 1, 2032
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@DavidSavage good question! I won't count uprates. (Re)building new nuclear in the US is hard and slow and I am interested in whether it can happen in the near term, as are others I imagine.
Some uprates are kind of significant. 8 GW of total uprates from 1977 to 2021.
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