World Nuclear Power Reactors & Uranium Requirements Archive

March 2008

Note: This is an archived table. The latest version is available here.

	NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2006		REACTORS OPERABLE March 2008		REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION March 2008		REACTORS PLANNED March 2008		REACTORS PROPOSED March 2008		URANIUM REQUIRED 2008
	billion kWh	% e	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	tonnes U
Argentina	7.2	6.9	2	935	1	692	1	740	1	740	123
Armenia	2.4	42	1	376	0	0	0	0	1	1000	51
Bangladesh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2000	0
Belarus	0	0	Jan-00	0	Jan-00	0	Jan-00	2000	Jan-00	0	0
Belgium	44.3	54	7	5728	0	0	0	0	0	0	1011
Brazil	13	3.3	2	1901	0	0	1	1245	4	4000	303
Bulgaria	18.1	44	2	1906	0	0	2	1900	0	0	261
Canada*	92.4	16	18	12652	2	1500	3	3500	5	5100	1665
China	51.8	1.9	11	8587	6	5540	29	31000	86	68000	1396
Czech Republic	24.5	31	6	3472	0	0	0	0	2	1900	619
Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1000	0
Finland	22	28	4	2696	1	1600	0	0	1	1000	1051
France	428.7	78	59	63473	1	1630	0	0	1	1600	10527
Germany	158.7	32	17	20339	0	0	0	0	0	0	3332
Hungary	12.5	38	4	1826	0	0	0	0	2	2000	271
India	15.6	2.6	17	3779	6	2976	10	8560	9	4800	978
Indonesia	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2000	0	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	1	915	2	1900	1	300	143
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1200	0
Japan	291.5	30	55	47577	2	2285	11	14945	1	1100	7569
Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	300	0
Korea DPR (North)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	950	0	0	0
Korea RO (South)	141.2	39	20	17533	3	3000	5	6600	0	0	3109
Lithuania	8	69	1	1185	0	0	0	0	2	3200	225
Mexico	10.4	4.9	2	1310	0	0	0	0	2	2000	246
Netherlands	3.3	3.5	1	485	0	0	0	0	0	0	98
Pakistan	2.6	2.7	2	400	1	300	2	600	2	2000	65
Romania	5.2	9	2	1310	0	0	2	1310	1	655	174
Russia	144.3	16	31	21743	7	4920	8	9600	20	18200	3365
Slovakia	16.6	57	5	2064	2	840	0	0	0	0	313
Slovenia	5.3	40	1	696	0	0	0	0	1	1000	141
South Africa	10.1	4.4	2	1842	0	0	1	165	24	4000	303
Spain	57.4	20	8	7442	0	0	0	0	0	0	1398
Sweden	65.1	48	10	9016	0	0	0	0	0	0	1418
Switzerland	26.4	37	5	3220	0	0	0	0	3	4000	537
Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4000	0
Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4500	0
Ukraine	84.8	48	15	13168	0	0	2	1900	20	27000	1974
United Kingdom	69.2	18	19	11035	0	0	0	0	0	0	2199
USA	787.2	19	104	99049	0	0	7	10180	25	32,000	18918
Vietnam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2,000	0
WORLD**	2658	16	439	371,989	35	28,798	91	99,095	228	198,995	64,615
	billion kWh	% e	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	tonnes U
	NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2006		REACTORS OPERATING		REACTORS BUILDING		ON ORDER or PLANNED		PROPOSED		URANIUM REQUIRED

 

Sources: 
Reactor data: WNA to 20/03/08.
IAEA - for nuclear electricity production & percentage of electricity (% e) 5/07.
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 years, or construction well advanced but suspended indefinitely;
Proposed = clear intention or proposal but still without firm commitment. Planned and Proposed are generally gross MWe;
TWh = Terawatt-hours (billion kilowatt-hours), MWe = Megawatt net (electrical as distinct from thermal), kWh = kilowatt-hour.

64,615 tU = 76,200 t U₃O₈

* In Canada, 'construction' figure is 2 laid-up Bruce A reactors.

** The world total includes 6 reactors operating on Taiwan with a combined capacity of 4884 MWe, which generated a total of 38.3 billion kWh in 2006 (accounting for 20% of Taiwan's total electricity generation). Taiwan has two reactors under construction with a combined capacity of 2600 MWe.

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