The United States runs the largest nuclear power fleet on the planet, but even basic questions about how many plants are actually operating can produce different answers. Some counts focus on plant ...

Nuclear energy plays a big role in US power generation. But how many nuclear plants are there? We look at the scale of nuclear energy in the US and worldwide.

Nuclear power plants can provide a continuous and reliable supply of energy because they operate at full capacity nearly uninterrupted. This contrasts with variable renewable energy sources, such as ...