Plans For New Reactors Worldwide

  • About 65 reactors are under construction across the world. About 90 further reactors are planned.
  • Most reactors under construction or planned are in Asia.
  • New plants coming online in recent years have largely been balanced by old plants being retired. Over the past 20 years, 107 reactors were retired as 100 started operation.

Today there are about 440 nuclear power reactors operating in 32 countries plus Taiwan, with a combined capacity of about 390 GWe. In 2023 these provided 2602 TWh, about 9% of the world's electricity.

Many countries with existing nuclear power programmes either have plans to, or are building, new power reactors. Every country worldwide that has operating nuclear power plants, or plants under construction, has a dedicated country profile in the Information Library.

About 30 countries are considering, planning or starting nuclear power programmes. For more information see page on Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries.

Nuclear reactors under construction

About 65 power reactors are currently being constructed in 16 countries.

Start †   Reactor Model Gross MWe
2024 China, CNNC Xiapu 1 CFR600 600
2024 France, EDF Flamanville 3 EPR 1650
2024 India, NPCIL Kalpakkam PFBR FBR 500
2024 India, NPCIL Rajasthan 7  PHWR-700 700
2024 Korea, KHNP Saeul 3 APR1400 1400
2024 Slovakia, SE Mochovce 4 VVER-440 471
         
2025 Bangladesh Rooppur 1 VVER-1200 1200
2025 Bangladesh Rooppur 2 VVER-1200 1200
2025 China, CGN Taipingling 1 Hualong One 1200
2025 China, Guodian & CNNC Zhangzhou 2 Hualong One 1212
2025 China, SPIC & Huaneng Shidaowan Guohe One 2 CAP1400 1500
2025 India, NPCIL Kudankulam 3 VVER-1000 1000
2025 India, NPCIL Kudankulam 4 VVER-1000 1000
2025 India, NPCIL Rajasthan 8 PHWR-700 700
2025 Korea, KHNP Saeul 4 APR1400 1400
2025 Russia, Rosenergoatom Kursk II-1 VVER-TOI 1255
2025 Russia, Rosenergoatom Kursk II-2 VVER-TOI 1255
2025 Turkey Akkuyu 1 VVER-1200 1200
         
2026 China, CGN Cangnan/San'ao 1 Hualong One 1150
2026 China, CGN Taipingling 2 Hualong One 1202
2026 China, CNNC Changjiang SMR 1 ACP100 125
2026 China, CNNC Tianwan 7  VVER-1200 1200
2026 China, CNNC Xiapu 2 CFR600 600
2026 China, Huaneng & CNNC Changjiang 3 Hualong One 1200
2026 Turkey Akkuyu 2 VVER-1200 1200
         
2027 Argentina, CNEA Carem Carem25 29
2027 China, CGN Cangnan/San'ao 2 Hualong One 1150
2027 China, CNNC Sanmen 3 CAP1000 1250
2027 China, CNNC Tianwan 8 VVER-1200 1200
2027 China, CNNC & Datang Xudabao 3 VVER-1200 1200
2027 China, Huaneng & CNNC Changjiang 4 Hualong One 1200
2027 China, SPIC Haiyang 3 CAP1000 1250
2027 China, SPIC Haiyang 4 CAP1000 1250
2027 India, NPCIL Kudankulam 5 VVER-1000 1000
2027 India, NPCIL Kudankulam 6 VVER-1000 1000
2027 Russia, Rosatom BREST-OD-300 BREST-300 300
2027 Turkey Akkuyu 3 VVER-1200 1200
         
2028 Iran Bushehr 2 VVER-1000 1057
2028 China, CGN Lufeng 5 Hualong One 1200
2028 China, CNNC Sanmen 4 CAP1000 1250
2028 China, CNNC & Datang Xudabao 4 VVER-1200 1200
2028 China, CNNC & Datang Xudabao 1 CAP1000 1250
2028 China, SPIC Lianjiang 1 CAP1000 1250
2028 Egypt, NPPA El Dabaa 1 VVER-1200 1200
2028 Turkey Akkuyu 4 VVER-1200 1200
         
2029 China, CGN Lufeng 6 Hualong One 1200
2029 China, CGN & Datang Ningde 5 Hualong One 1200
2029 China, China Huaneng & CNNC Shidaowan 1 Hualong One 1200
2029 China, CNNC & Datang Xudabao 2 CAP1000 1250
2029 China, CNNC & Guodian Zhangzhou 3 Hualong One 1214
2029 China, CNNC & Guodian Zhangzhou 4 Hualong One 1214
2029 China, SPIC Lianjiang 2 CAP1000 1250
2029 Russia, Rosatom Leningrad II-3 VVER-1200 1200
2029 UK, EDF Hinkley Point C1 EPR 1720
         
2030 Egypt, NPPA El Dabaa 2 VVER-1200 1200
2030 Egypt, NPPA El Dabaa 3 VVER-1200 1200
2030 Egypt, NPPA El Dabaa 4 VVER-1200 1200
2030 UK, EDF Hinkley Point C2 EPR 1720
         
Suspended Brazil, Eletrobrás Angra 3 Pre-Konvoi 1405
Suspended Japan, J-Power Ohma 1 ABWR 1383
Suspended Japan, J-Power Shimane 3 ABWR 1373
Suspended Ukraine, Energoatom Khmelnitski 3 VVER-1200 V-392B 1089
Suspended Ukraine, Energoatom Khmelnitski 4 VVER-1200 V-392B 1089

Latest announced/estimated year of grid connection.

Nuclear reactors planned and proposed

About 90 power reactors with a total gross capacity of about 90 GWe are planned, and over 300 more are proposed*. Most reactors currently planned are in countries in Asia, characterized by fast-growing economies and rapidly-rising electricity demand. 

COUNTRY

REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
REACTORS PLANNED
REACTORS PROPOSED
  No. MWe No. NWe No, MWe
Argentina
1
29
1
1150
1
750
Armenia
0
0
0
0
1
1060
Bangladesh
2
2400
0
0
2
2400
Belarus
0
0
0
0
0
0
Belgium
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brazil 
1
1405
0
0
8
8000
Bulgaria
0
0
2
2300
0
0
Canada
0
0
2
400
9
5700
China
30
34,377
36
38,710
158
186,450
Czech Republic
0
0
1
1200
3
3600
Egypt
4
4800
0
0
0
0
Finland
0
0
0
0
0
0
France
1
1650
0
0
6
9900
Germany
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ghana 0 0 0 0 1 1000
Hungary
0
0
2
2400
0
0
India
7
5900
12
8400
28
32,000
Iran
1
1057
2
1417
6
5200
Japan 
2
2756
1
1385
8
11,562
Kazakhstan
0
0
0
0
1
1200
Korea RO (South)
2
2680
2
2800
0
0
Mexico
0
0
0
0
2
2000
Netherlands
0
0
0
0
2
2000
Pakistan
0
0
1
1170
0
0
Poland
0
0
3
3750
26
10,000
Romania
0
0
2
1440
6
462
Russia
6
4102
14
8930
36
37,716
Saudi Arabia
0
0
0
0
2
2900
Slovakia
1
471
0
0
1
1200
Slovenia
0
0
0
0
1
1200
South Africa
0
0
0
0
2
2400
Spain
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sweden
0
0
2
2500
0
0
Switzerland
0
0
0
0
0
0
Turkey
4
4800
0
0
8
9600
Ukraine † ‡
2
1900
2
2500
7
8750
UAE
0
0
0
0
2
2800
United Kingdom
2
3440
2
3340
2

2300

USA
0
0
0
0
13
10,500
Uzbekistan
0
0
0
0
2
2400
WORLD*
66
71,767
87
83,792
344
365,050
 
No.
MWe
No.
MWe
No.
MWe

* Planned = Approvals, funding or commitment in place, mostly expected to be in operation within the next 15 years.
Proposed = Specific programme or site proposals; timing very uncertain.

† Under Construction figures include a number of units where construction is currently suspended: Angra 3 (Brazil); Ohma 1 and Shimane 3 (Japan); Khmelnitski 3&4 (Ukraine).


Notes & references

General sources

International Energy Agency, World Energy Outlook 2023
World Nuclear Association, World Nuclear Performance Report 2023

Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries
World Nuclear Power Reactors and Uranium Requirements
Nuclear Power in the World Today