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World Nuclear Power Reactors & Uranium Requirements

1 October 2009
 
This table includes only those future reactors envisaged in specific plans and proposals and expected to be operating by 2030.  Longer-range estimates based on national strategies, capabilities and needs may be found in the WNA Nuclear Century Outlook.  The WNA country papers linked to this table cover both areas: near-term developments and the prospective long-term role for nuclear power in national energy policies.                      
 

COUNTRY

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NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2008

REACTORS OPERABLE 

1 Oct 2009

REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 

1 Oct 2009

REACTORS PLANNED 

Oct 2009

REACTORS PROPOSED 

Oct 2009

URANIUM REQUIRED 2009

billion kWh 

% e 

No. 

MWe 

No. 

MWe 

No.

MWe 

No. 

MWe 

              tonnes U 
Argentina
6.8
6.2
2
935
1
692
1
740
1
740
122
Armenia
2.3
39.4
1
376
0
0
0
0
1
1000
51
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
5728
0
0
0
0
0
0
1002
Brazil
14.0
3.1
2
1901
0
0
1
1245
4
4000
308
Bulgaria 
14.7
32.9
2
1906
0
0
2
1900
0
0
260
Canada 
88.6
14.8
18
12652
2
1500
4
4400
3
3800
1670
China 
65.3
2.2
11
8587
17
17540
34
36380
90
79000
2010
Czech Republic 
25.0
32.5
6
3686
0
0
0
0
2
3400
610
Egypt 
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1000
1
1000
0
Finland 
22.0
29.7
4
2696
1
1600
0
0
1
1000
446
France 
418.3
76.2
59
63473
1
1630
1
1630
1
1630
10569
Germany 
140.9
28.3
17
20339
0
0
0
0
0
0
3398
Hungary 
14.0
37.2
4
1826
0
0
0
0
2
2000
274
India 
13.2
2.0
17
3779
6
2976
23
21500
15
20000
961
Indonesia 
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2000
4
4000
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
Italy  
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
17000
0
Japan 
240.5
24.9
53
46236
2
2285
13
17915
1
1300
8388
Kazakhstan 
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
600
2
600
0
Korea DPR (North) 
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
950
0
0
0
Korea RO (South)
144.3
35.6
20
17716

6

6700
6
8190
0
0
3444
Lithuania 
9.1
72.9
1
1185
0
0
0
0
2
3400
0
Mexico 
9.4
4.0
2
1310
0
0
0
0
2
2000
242
Netherlands 
3.9
3.8
1
485
0
0
0
0
0
0
97
Pakistan 
1.7
1.9
2
400
1
300
2
600
2
2000
65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
10000
0
Romania 
7.1
17.5
2
1310
0
0
2
1310
1
655
174
Russia 
152.1
16.9
31
21743
9
7130
7
8000
37
36680
3537
Slovakia 
15.5
56.4
4 1760
2
840
0
0
1
1200
251
Slovenia 
6.0
41.7
1
696
0
0
0
0
1
1000
137
South Africa 
12.7
5.3
2
1842
0
0
3
3565
24
4000
303
Spain 
56.4
18.3
8
7448
0
0
0
0
0
0
1383
Sweden 
61.3
42.0
10
9399
0
0
0
0
0
0
1395
Switzerland 
26.3
39.2
5
3237
0
0
0
0
3
4000
531
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
1977
UAE 
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4500
11
15500
0
United Kingdom 
52.5
13.5
19
11035
0
0
4
6400
4
6000
2059
USA 
809.0
19.7
104
101119
1
1180
11
13800
19
25000
18867
Vietnam 
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2000
8
8000
0
WORLD**
2601
15
436
372,900
52
47,888
135
148,825
295
303,405
65,405

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 1/10/09
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 years, or construction well advanced but suspended indefinitely;
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 1996-2008, 40 reactors were retired as 47 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.

65,405 tU = 77,132 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 831t is expected in 2009.

See also: WANO map (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Note: This table is routinely updated every two months, and more frequently as required.
Earlier tables:    Sept 09 , Aug 09,  July 09,  May 09, April 09Feb '09Dec '08, Oct '08Sept '08, Aug '08, July '08March '08, Jan '08, Dec '07, Nov '07, Sept '07, Aug '07, July '07May '07, March '07, Jan '07.  

 

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