As of 2008, Nuclear power in the United States is provided by 104 (69 pressurized water reactors and 35 boiling water reactors) commercial nuclear power plants licensed to operate, producing a total of 806.2 TWh of electricity, which was 19.6% of the nation's total electric energy consumption in 2008.[1] The United States is the world's largest supplier of commercial nuclear power.
Nuclear energy in Latin America has historically not been very significant as a proportion of total electricity production in Latin America; three countries (Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico) currently operate nuclear power stations, together accounting for around 1% of the world's nuclear power capacity. In addition, Venezuela has plans to build a nuclear power station, with support from Russia.[2]
Argentina has around 1000MW capacity, representing around 6% of its electricity production; Brazil has around 2000MW, representing around 3%; Mexico has around 1300MW, representing around 4%.
Chile is pursuing technical studies. Uruguay has a law that prohibits nuclear energy development. However, Uruguay and Russia consider limited cooperation in nuclear energy by using 70 MWe Russian floating nuclear power station which could power infrastructure on-shore via a cable.[3]
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