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Posted May 6, 2024 Today in Energy ›

China continues rapid growth of nuclear power capacity ›

In the past 10 years, more than 34 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power capacity were added in China, bringing the country’s number of operating nuclear reactors to 55 with a total net capacity of 53.2 GW as of April 2024. An additional 23 reactors are under construction in China. The United States has the largest nuclear fleet, with 94 reactors, but it took nearly 40 years to add the same nuclear power capacity as China added in 10 years. More

annual installed net nuclear generating capacity in China

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration and the International Atomic Energy Agency

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WTI crude oil futures price

5/3/2024: NA/barrel

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Natural gas futures price

5/3/2024: NA/MMBtu

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Weekly coal production

4/27/2024: 7.649 million tons

down0.258 million tons from week earlier
down3.352 million tons from year earlier

Natural gas inventories

4/26/2024: 2,484 Bcf

up59 Bcf from week earlier
up436 Bcf from year earlier

Crude oil inventories

4/26/2024: 460.9 million barrels

up7.3 million barrels from week earlier
up1.3 million barrels from year earlier