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Transportation
In 2006, there were approximately 135.4M cars, 107.9M trucks and 821.9K buses registered in the U.S.
Approximately 16 - 17M new vehicles are sold each year, roughly 6.8% of the total registered vehicles
Less than 5% of the vehicle fleet is scrapped annually
The median age of cars on the road is 9 years
In 2005, 34.8 percent of light vehicles were 11 years of age and older
In 2006, there were just over 1.2M alternative fuel vehicles (including hybrids) on the road, up from almost 880k in 2005
There are over 167,000 gas stations in the U.S.
Over 115,000 of those gas stations also have convenience stores
There were 61 hydrogen fueling stations in the U.S. in January 2008, located in 19 states and Washington D.C.
Oil Exploration
308 million feet of wells were drilled in 2007 - up from 140 million in 2002
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Petroleum
We consume over 20 million barrels of crude oil and petroleum products daily
We import over 10 million barrels of crude oil daily
We import over 3.1 million barrels of petroleum products daily
Domestic oil production is currently just over 5 million barrels per
day and has fallen by nearly 700K barrels per day since 2002
U.S. Refineries process over 15 million barrels of crude oil daily
The cost of crude oil makes up 75% of the price for a gallon of gas
There are 42 gallons in a barrel of oil and 7.33 barrels in a metric ton
We consume 390 million gallons of gasoline daily
We consume 176 million gallons of diesel daily
We consume 68 million gallons of jet fuel daily
We consume over 775 million gallons of finished petroleum products daily
Offshore production accounts for over 32% of total domestic oil production at 1.65M barrels per day
Offshore production is falling an average of 70,000 barrels a year
Natural cracks in the seabed cause oil seeps 150 times larger in volume than
oil spilled due to OCS oil and gas activities
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Nuclear Power
There are currently 66 nuclear power plants operating 104 nuclear reactors in the U.S.
69 are pressurized water reactors and 35 are boiling water reactors
51 of the 104 reactors produce more than 1,000 MW (xls)
Total electricity generating capacity of U.S. nuclear plants is over 100 gigawatts
31 states have nuclear power plants and Illinois has the most nuclear reactors with 11
20 new nuclear projects have been annouced and 16 license applications have been filed
Unique reactor designs and milestones in reactor history
Uranium Quick Facts
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