U.S. nuclear energy R&D budget allocated in 2021-2023
The total Research and Development (R&D) budget for nuclear energy allocated by the Department of Energy (DOE) of the United States was around 1.77 billion U.S. dollars in financial year 2023. The U.S. DOE's R&D budget request for nuclear energy for financial year 2024 amounted to 1.56 billion U.S. dollars.
In 2021, the nuclear share of electricity generation in the U.S. was approximately 20 percent.