World Nuclear Power Reactors & Uranium Requirements Archive

September 2008

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

 

	NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2007		REACTORS OPERABLE		REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION		REACTORS PLANNED		REACTORS PROPOSED		URANIUM REQUIRED 2008
			Sept 2008		Sept 2008		Sept 2008		Sept 2008
	billion kWh	% e	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	tonnes U
Argentina	6.7	6.2	2	935	1	692	1	740	1	740	123
Armenia	2.35	43.5	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	46	54	7	5728	0	0	0	0	0	0	1011
Brazil	11.7	2.8	2	1901	0	0	1	1245	4	4000	303
Bulgaria	13.7	32	2	1906	0	0	2	1900	0	0	261
Canada*	88.2	14.7	18	12652	2	1500	3	3300	4	4400	1665
China	59.3	1.9	11	8587	7	6700	26	27620	76	62600	1396
Czech Republic	24.6	30.3	6	3472	0	0	0	0	2	3400	619
Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1000	0
Finland	22.5	29	4	2696	1	1600	0	0	1	1000	1051
France	420.1	77	59	63473	1	1630	0	0	1	1600	10527
Germany	133.2	26	17	20339	0	0	0	0	0	0	3332
Hungary	13.9	37	4	1826	0	0	0	0	2	2000	271
India	15.8	2.5	17	3779	6	2976	10	8560	9	4800	978
Indonesia	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2000	2	2000	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	267	27.5	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)	136.6	35.3	20	17533	3	3000	5	6600	2	2700	3109
Lithuania	9.1	64.4	1	1185	0	0	0	0	2	3400	225
Mexico	9.95	4.6	2	1310	0	0	0	0	2	2000	246
Netherlands	4	4.1	1	485	0	0	0	0	0	0	98
Pakistan	2.3	2.34	2	400	1	300	2	600	2	2000	65
Romania	7.1	13	2	1310	0	0	2	1310	1	655	174
Russia	148	16	31	21743	7	4810	12	14340	25	22280	3365
Slovakia	14.2	54	5	2094	2	840	0	0	1	1200	313
Slovenia	5.4	42	1	696	0	0	0	0	1	1000	141
South Africa	12.6	5.5	2	1842	0	0	1	165	24	4000	303
Spain	52.7	17.4	8	7448	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,398
Sweden	64.3	46	10	9016	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,418
Switzerland	26.5	43	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	4,500	0
Ukraine	87.2	48	15	13168	0	0	2	1900	20	27,000	1974
United Kingdom	57.5	15	19	11,035	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,199
USA	806.6	19.4	104	100,599	0	0	12	15,000	20	26,000	18,918
Vietnam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2,000	0
WORLD**	2608	16	439	373,247	36	29,848	97	105,075	221	198,575	64,615
	billion kWh	% e	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	tonnes U
	NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2007		REACTORS OPERATING		REACTORS BUILDING		ON ORDER or PLANNED		PROPOSED		URANIUM REQUIRED

 

 

Reactor data: WNA to 31/08/08.
IAEA - for nuclear electricity production & percentage of electricity (% e) 5/08.
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 4916 MWe, which generated a total of 39 billion kWh in 2007 (accounting for 19.3% of Taiwan's total electricity generation). Taiwan has two reactors under construction with a combined capacity of 2600 MWe.

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