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Updated Friday, 20 May 2016

December 2007

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

  NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2006 REACTORS OPERABLE December 2007 REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION December 2007 REACTORS PLANNED December 2007 REACTORS PROPOSED December 2007 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 0 0 0 0 2 2000 0 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 12625 2 1540 4 4000 2 2200 1665
China  51.8 1.9 11 8587 5 4540 30 32000 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 2 2000 6 7600 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 9086 0 0 0 0 0 0 1418
Switzerland  26.4 37 5 3220 0 0 0 0 1 1000 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 16 439 372,032 34 27,798 93 100,595 222 193,095 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
  NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2006 REACTORS OPERABLE December 2007 REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION December 2007 REACTORS PLANNED December 2007 REACTORS PROPOSED December 2007 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 0 0 0 0 2 2000 0 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 12625 2 1540 4 4000 2 2200 1665
China  51.8 1.9 11 8587 5 4540 30 32000 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 2 2000 6 7600 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 9086 0 0 0 0 0 0 1418
Switzerland  26.4 37 5 3220 0 0 0 0 1 1000 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 16 439 372,032 34 27,798 93 100,595 222 193,095 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 31/12/07.
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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