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How many nuclear reactors will be in operation in the US on December 31, 2035?

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Community Prediction106 (88.8 - 148)

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	lower 25%	median	upper 75%	>300
community	88.76	106.1	147.9	0.7%
My Prediction	—	—	—	—

Quartiles	community	My Prediction
lower 25%	88.76	—
median	106.1	—
upper 75%	147.9	—
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>300	0.7%	—

Authors:

Cato

Opened:

Apr 18, 2022

Closes:

Dec 31, 2035

Scheduled resolution:

Apr 29, 2036

Foresight Institute

Economy & Business

United States

Nuclear power in the United States

Energy Information Administration

World Nuclear Association

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