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Table Db242-245 - Nuclear power plants-number, capacity, and generation: 1957-2001
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Db242
Db243
Db244
Db245
Operable nuclear generating units
Nuclear power plants
Net summer capability
Net generation
Capacity factor
Row
Year
Number
Million kilowatt-hours
Million kilowatt-hours
Percent
1
1957
1
0.1
Z
----
2
1958
1
0.1
200
----
3
1959
2
0.1
200
----
4
1960
3
0.4
500
----
5
1961
3
0.4
1,700
----
6
1962
5
0.7
2,300
----
7
1963
6
0.8
3,200
----
8
1964
6
0.8
3,300
----
9
1965
6
0.8
3,700
----
10
1966
8
1.7
5,500
----
11
1967
10
1.7
7,700
----
12
1968
11
2.7
12,500
----
13
1969
14
4.4
13,900
----
14
1970
18
7.0
21,800
----
15
1971
21
9.0
38,100
----
16
1972
29
14.5
54,100
----
17
1973
39
22.7
83,500
53.5
18
1974
48
31.9
114,000
47.8
19
1975
54
37.3
172,500
55.9
20
1976
61
43.8
191,100
54.7
21
1977
65
46.3
250,900
63.3
22
1978
70
50.8
276,400
64.5
23
1979
68
49.7
255,200
58.4
24
1980
70
51.8
251,100
56.3
25
1981
75
56.0
250,900
58.2
26
1982
78
60.0
276,400
56.6
27
1983
81
63.0
255,200
54.4
28
1984
86
69.7
327,600
56.3
29
1985
95
79.4
383,700
58.0
30
1986
100
85.2
414,000
56.9
31
1987
107
93.6
455,300
57.4
32
1988
108
94.7
527,000
63.5
33
1989
110
98.2
529,400
62.2
34
1990
110
99.6
576,900
66.0
35
1991
111
99.6
612,600
70.2
36
1992
109
99.0
618,800
70.9
37
1993
110
99.0
610,300
70.5
38
1994
109
99.1
640,400
73.8
39
1995
109
99.5
673,400
77.4
40
1996
109
100.8
674,700
76.2
41
1997
107
99.7
628,600
71.1
42
1998
104
97.1
673,700
78.2
43
1999
104
97.4
728,300
85.3
44
2000
104
97.9
753,900
88.1
45
2001
104
98.1
768,800
89.4
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