Nuclear Power Sustainability Path for China from the Perspective of Operations

Table 1

Nuclear power operation data between China and the United States.

Parameter		China	The United States	The data source or description
Generation ratio		4.9%	19.70%	PRIS (2022–04)
Unit	Operation unit.	54	93
	Construction unit	16	2
	Retired unit	0	40
	The proportion of units operating for more than 20 years	5.56%	98.92%
	The ratio of units operating for more than 40 years	0%	53.76%
Performance	Capacity factor	90.81%	93.00%	NEI: NUCLEAR costs. IN CONTEXT 2021–11;annual financial report of CNP and CGN
Average generation cost	Total cost ($/MWh)	25.43	33.10
	Fuel cost ratio	36.09%	19.61%
	Capital cost ratio	34.85%	18.18%
	Operation cost ratio	29.06%	62.61%