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Updated Wednesday, 18 May 2016

April 2010

This table of archived data includes only those future reactors envisaged in specific plans and proposals and expected to be operating by 2030 on the date specified above. 

The WNA country profiles linked to this table cover both areas: near-term developments and the prospective long-term role for nuclear power in national energy policies. They also provide current details of what is tabulated here.

COUNTRY NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2008 REACTORS OPERABLE  REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION  REACTORS PLANNED  REACTORS PROPOSED  URANIUM REQUIRED 2010
      Apr-10   Apr-10   Apr-10   Apr-10    
Country Profile)                    
  billion kWh  % e  No.  MWe  No.  MWe  No. MWe  No.  MWe                tonnes U 
Argentina 6.8 6.2 2 935 1 692 2 767 1 740 123
Armenia 2.3 39.4 1 376 0 0 1 1060     55
                       
Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2000 0
Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2000 2 2000 0
Belgium 43.4 53.8 7 5943 0 0 0 0 0 0 1052
Brazil 14 3.1 2 1901 0 0 1 1245 4 4000 311
Bulgaria  14.7 32.9 2 1906 0 0 2 1900 0 0 272
Canada  88.6 14.8 18 12679 2 1500 4 4400 3 3800 1675
China  65.3 2.2 11 8587 21 22960 36 40510 120 120000 2875
Czech Republic  25 32.5 6 3686 0 0 0 0 2 3400 678
Egypt  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1000 1 1000 0
Finland  22 29.7 4 2696 1 1600 0 0 1 1000 1149
France  418.3 76.2 58 63236 1 1630 1 1630 1 1630 10153
Germany  140.9 28.3 17 20339 0 0 0 0 0 0 3453
Hungary  14 37.2 4 1880 0 0 0 0 2 2000 295
India  13.2 2 19 4183 4 2572 20 16740 34 41000 908
Indonesia  0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2000 4 4000 0
Iran  0 0 0 0 1 915 2 1900 1 300 148
Israel  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1200 0
Italy   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 17000 0
Japan  240.5 24.9 54 47102 1 1373 13 17915 1 1300 8003
Kazakhstan  0 0 0 0 0 0 2 600 2 600 0
Korea DPR (North)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 950 0
Korea RO (South) 144.3 35.6 20 17716 6 6700 6 8190 0 0 3804
Lithuania  9.1 72.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3400 0
Mexico  9.4 4 2 1310 0 0 0 0 2 2000 253
Netherlands  3.9 3.8 1 485 0 0 0 0 1 1000 107
Pakistan  1.7 1.9 2 400 1 300 2 600 2 2000 68
 Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6000 0
Romania  7.1 17.5 2 1310 0 0 2 1310 1 655 175
Russia  152.1 16.9 32 22811 8 6380 16 18300 30 28000 4135
Slovakia  15.5 56.4 4 1760 2 840 0 0 1 1200 269
Slovenia  6 41.7 1 696 0 0 0 0 1 1000 145
South Africa  12.7 5.3 2 1842 0 0 3 3565 24 4000 321
Spain  56.4 18.3 8 7448 0 0 0 0 0 0 1458
Sweden  61.3 42 10 9399 0 0 0 0 0 0 1537
Switzerland  26.3 39.2 5 3252 0 0 0 0 3 4000 557
Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2000 4 4000 0
Turkey  0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2400 1 1200 0
Ukraine  84.3 47.4 15 13168 0 0 2 1900 20 27000 2031
UAE  0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5600 10 14400 0
United Kingdom  52.5 13.5 19 11035 0 0 4 6600 6 8600 2235
USA  809 19.7 104 101119 1 1180 9 11800 23 33000 19538
Vietnam  0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2000 8 8000 0
WORLD** 2601 15 438 374,127 52 51,242 143 157,932 344 363,175 68,646
  billion kWh % e No. MWe No. MWe No. MWe No. MWe tonnes U
  NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2008 REACTORS OPERATING REACTORS BUILDING ON ORDER or PLANNED PROPOSED URANIUM REQUIRED

 

Sources: 
Reactor data: WNA to 1/4/10
IAEA - for nuclear electricity production & percentage of electricity (% e) 5/09.
WNA: Global Nuclear Fuel Market (reference scenario) - for U.

Operating = Connected to the grid;
Building/Construction = first concrete for reactor poured, or major refurbishment under way;
Planned = Approvals, funding or major commitment in place, mostly expected in operation within 8-10 years;
Proposed = Specific program or site proposals, expected operation mostly within 15 years.  Planned and Proposed are generally gross MWe.

New plants coming on line are balanced by old plants being retired. Over 1996-2009, 43 reactors were retired as 49 started operation. There are no firm projections for retirements over the period covered by this Table, but WNA estimates that at least 60 of those now operating will close by 2030, most being small plants. The 2009 WNA Market Report reference case has 143 reactors closing by 2030.

TWh = Terawatt-hours (billion kilowatt-hours), MWe = Megawatt net (electrical as distinct from thermal), kWh = kilowatt-hour.

68,646 tU = 80,954 t U3O8

** The world total includes 6 reactors operating on Taiwan with a combined capacity of 4927 MWe, which generated a total of 39.3 billion kWh in 2008 (accounting for 17.1% of Taiwan's total electricity generation). Taiwan has two reactors under construction with a combined capacity of 2600 MWe, and six proposed, total 8000 MWe.  U demand of 863t is expected in 2010.

Note: This table is routinely updated approximately every two months, and more frequently as required.
Earlier tables: February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 May 2009 April 2009 February 2009 December 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 March 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 May 2007 March 2007

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