Nuclear power plants operate in 32 countries and generate about a tenth of the world's electricity.[2] Most are in Europe, North America and East Asia. The United States is the largest producer of nuclear power, while France has the largest share of electricity generated by nuclear power, at about 70%.[3]
Nations based on nuclear output as a percentage of national power outputTimeline of commissioned and decommissioned nuclear capacity since the 1950s.[1] Positive numbers show the commissioned capacity for each year; negative numbers show the decommissioned capacity for each year.
Global status of nuclear deployment as of April 2023
Operating reactors, building new reactors Operating reactors, planning new build No reactors, building new reactors No reactors, planning new build
Operating reactors, stable Operating but may phase-out Civil nuclear power is illegal No reactors
Nuclear power plants in Europe (including decommissioned nuclear power plants)
Some countries operated nuclear reactors in the past but have no operating nuclear power plants at present. Among them, Italy closed all of its nuclear stations by 1990 and nuclear power has since been discontinued because of the 1987 referendums. Kazakhstan phased out nuclear power in 1999 but is planning to reintroduce it possibly by 2035.[4]Germany operated nuclear plants since 1960 until the completion of its phaseout policy in 2023. Austria (Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant) and the Philippines (Bataan Nuclear Power Plant) never started to use their first nuclear plants that were completely built.
Sweden and Belgium originally had phase-out policies however they have now moved away from their original plans. The Philippines relaunched their nuclear programme on February 28, 2022 and may try to operate the 1984 mothballed Bataan Plant.[5][6]
As of 2020, Poland was in advanced planning phase for 1.5 GW and planned to have up to 9 GW by 2040.[7] Hong Kong has no nuclear power plants within its boundary, but imports 80% of the electricity generated from Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station located across the border, in which the power company of the territory holds stake.[8][9] In 2021, Iraq declared it was planning to build 8 nuclear reactors by 2030 to supply up to 25% electric power in a grid that was suffering from shortages.[10]
Of the 32 countries in which nuclear power plants operate, only France, Slovakia, Ukraine and Belgium use them as the source for a majority of the country's electricity supply as of 2021. Other countries have significant amounts of nuclear power generation capacity. By far the largest nuclear electricity producers are the United States with 772,221 GWh of nuclear electricity in 2022, followed by China with 395,354 GWh.[2] As of 2022, 401 reactors with a net capacity of 361,144 MWe were operational, and 57 reactors with net capacity of 59,091 MWe were under construction. Of the reactors under construction, 21 reactors with 21,608 MWe were in China and 8 reactors with a capacity of 6,028 MWe were in India.[11][failed verification]
^"Iraq hopes to build 8 nuclear power reactors by 2030". Brecorder. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^Nuclear Power Reactors in the World(PDF). Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency. 2020. ISBN978-92-0-114820-9.
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Nuclear power plants operate in 32 countries and generate about a tenth of the world s electricity 2 Most are in Europe North America and East Asia The United States is the largest producer of nuclear power while France has the largest share of electricity generated by nuclear power at about 70 3 Nations based on nuclear output as a percentage of national power output Timeline of commissioned and decommissioned nuclear capacity since the 1950s 1 Positive numbers show the commissioned capacity for each year negative numbers show the decommissioned capacity for each year Global status of nuclear deployment as of April 2023 Operating reactors building new reactors Operating reactors planning new build No reactors building new reactors No reactors planning new build Operating reactors stable Operating but may phase out Civil nuclear power is illegal No reactors Nuclear power plants in Europe including decommissioned nuclear power plants Some countries operated nuclear reactors in the past but have no operating nuclear power plants at present Among them Italy closed all of its nuclear stations by 1990 and nuclear power has since been discontinued because of the 1987 referendums Kazakhstan phased out nuclear power in 1999 but is planning to reintroduce it possibly by 2035 4 Germany operated nuclear plants since 1960 until the completion of its phaseout policy in 2023 Austria Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant and the Philippines Bataan Nuclear Power Plant never started to use their first nuclear plants that were completely built Sweden and Belgium originally had phase out policies however they have now moved away from their original plans The Philippines relaunched their nuclear programme on February 28 2022 and may try to operate the 1984 mothballed Bataan Plant 5 6 As of 2020 Poland was in advanced planning phase for 1 5 GW and planned to have up to 9 GW by 2040 7 Hong Kong has no nuclear power plants within its boundary but imports 80 of the electricity generated from Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station located across the border in which the power company of the territory holds stake 8 9 In 2021 Iraq declared it was planning to build 8 nuclear reactors by 2030 to supply up to 25 electric power in a grid that was suffering from shortages 10 Contents 1 Overview 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksOverview editSee also List of commercial nuclear reactors Of the 32 countries in which nuclear power plants operate only France Slovakia Ukraine and Belgium use them as the source for a majority of the country s electricity supply as of 2021 Other countries have significant amounts of nuclear power generation capacity By far the largest nuclear electricity producers are the United States with 772 221 GWh of nuclear electricity in 2022 followed by China with 395 354 GWh 2 As of 2022 401 reactors with a net capacity of 361 144 MWe were operational and 57 reactors with net capacity of 59 091 MWe were under construction Of the reactors under construction 21 reactors with 21 608 MWe were in China and 8 reactors with a capacity of 6 028 MWe were in India 11 failed verification Nuclear power by country in 2024 2 Country Reactors Capacity MW Generation GWh total Capacityfactor Inuse Beingbuilt World 401 57 361 155 2 486 834 79 nbsp Argentina 3 1 1 641 7 470 5 4 52 nbsp Armenia 1 0 416 2 631 31 0 72 nbsp Bangladesh 0 2 2 400 nbsp Belarus 1 1 1 110 4 411 11 9 45 nbsp Belgium 7 0 5 942 41 744 46 4 80 a nbsp Brazil 2 1 1 884 13 745 2 5 83 nbsp Bulgaria 2 0 2 006 15 784 32 6 90 nbsp Canada 19 0 13 624 81 718 12 9 68 nbsp China 54 21 52 181 395 354 5 0 86 nbsp Czech Republic 6 0 3 934 29 310 36 7 85 nbsp Egypt 0 4 nbsp Finland 5 0 4 394 24 242 35 0 63 nbsp France 56 1 61 370 282 093 62 6 52 nbsp Hungary 4 0 1 916 14 954 47 0 89 nbsp India 19 8 6 290 41 972 3 1 76 nbsp Iran 1 2 915 6 009 1 7 75 nbsp Japan 33 2 31 679 51 908 6 1 19 b nbsp Mexico 2 0 1 552 10 539 4 5 78 nbsp Netherlands 1 0 482 3 931 3 3 93 nbsp Pakistan 6 1 3 262 22 219 16 2 78 nbsp Romania 2 0 1 300 10 222 19 4 90 nbsp Russia 37 6 27 727 209 517 19 6 86 nbsp Slovakia 5 1 2 308 14 830 59 2 73 nbsp Slovenia 1 0 688 5 311 42 8 88 c nbsp South Africa 2 0 1 854 10 124 4 9 62 nbsp South Korea 25 3 24 489 167 514 30 4 78 nbsp Spain 7 0 7 123 56 150 20 3 90 d nbsp Sweden 6 0 6 937 50 018 29 4 82 nbsp Switzerland 4 0 2 973 23 180 36 4 89 e nbsp Taiwan 3 0 2 859 22 917 9 1 92 nbsp Turkey 0 4 nbsp Ukraine 15 2 13 107 81 126 55 0 71 f nbsp United Arab Emirates 3 1 4 011 19 300 6 8 55 nbsp United Kingdom 12 2 7 343 43 605 14 2 68 nbsp United States 93 1 95 523 772 221 18 2 92 See also editList of commercial nuclear reactors List of nuclear power stations Nuclear energy policy by country List of nuclear power accidents by country List of countries by uranium reserves World Nuclear Industry Status ReportNotes edit Phase out postponed Many reactors stopped One reactor Krsko Nuclear Power Plant located within Slovenia is co owned by and shared between Croatia and Slovenia Phase out planned Gradual phase out planned From 2021 before the Russian invasionReferences edit Operational amp Long Term Shutdown Reactors IAEA 13 April 2013 Retrieved 14 April 2013 a b c Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation in 2022 IAEA Retrieved 8 June 2023 Nuclear Power in France French Nuclear Energy World Nuclear Association www world nuclear org Retrieved 8 January 2021 Kazakhstan chooses site for second NPP Nuclear Engineering International 9 August 2022 Philippines relaunches nuclear energy programme Nuclear Policies World Nuclear News Sweden Reverses Nuclear Phase out Policy Wilczek Maria 16 June 2020 Construction of Poland s first nuclear power plant to begin in 2026 Notes From Poland Retrieved 18 June 2020 Hong Kong fallout from China s reckless nuclear ambitions CLP to increase nuclear power imports 10pc Iraq hopes to build 8 nuclear power reactors by 2030 Brecorder 15 June 2021 Retrieved 18 June 2021 Nuclear Power Reactors in the World PDF Vienna International Atomic Energy Agency 2020 ISBN 978 92 0 114820 9 External links editWorld Nuclear Generation and Capacity Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nuclear power by country amp oldid 1220167062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
