World Nuclear Power Reactors 2006-07 & Uranium Requirements
| NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2006 | REACTORS OPERABLE October 2007 | REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION October 2007 | REACTORS PLANNED October 2007 | REACTORS PROPOSED October 2007 | URANIUM REQUIRED 2007 | ||||||
| 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
|
135
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
1079
|
| Brazil |
13.0
|
3.3
|
2
|
1901
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1245
|
4
|
4000
|
338
|
| Bulgaria |
18.1
|
44
|
2
|
1906
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1900
|
0
|
0
|
255
|
| Canada* |
92.4
|
16
|
18
|
12595
|
2
|
1540
|
4
|
4000
|
2
|
2200
|
1836
|
| China |
51.8
|
1.9
|
11
|
8587
|
5
|
4540
|
30
|
32000
|
86
|
68000
|
1454
|
| Czech Republic |
24.5
|
31
|
6
|
3472
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1900
|
550
|
| Egypt |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1000
|
0
|
| Finland |
22.0
|
28
|
4
|
2696
|
1
|
1600
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1000
|
472
|
| France |
428.7
|
78
|
59
|
63473
|
1
|
1630
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1600
|
10368
|
| Germany |
158.7
|
32
|
17
|
20339
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3486
|
| Hungary |
12.5
|
38
|
4
|
1826
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2000
|
254
|
| India |
15.6
|
2.6
|
17
|
3779
|
6
|
2976
|
10
|
8560
|
9
|
4800
|
491
|
| 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
|
8872
|
| 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
|
3037
|
| Lithuania |
8.0
|
69
|
1
|
1185
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3200
|
134
|
| Mexico |
10.4
|
4.9
|
2
|
1310
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2000
|
257
|
| Netherlands |
3.3
|
3.5
|
1
|
485
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
112
|
| Pakistan |
2.6
|
2.7
|
2
|
400
|
1
|
300
|
2
|
600
|
2
|
2000
|
64
|
| Romania |
5.2
|
9.0
|
2
|
1310
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1310
|
1
|
655
|
92
|
| Russia |
144.3
|
16
|
31
|
21743
|
7
|
4920
|
8
|
9600
|
20
|
18200
|
3777
|
| Slovakia |
16.6
|
57
|
5
|
2064
|
2
|
840
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
299
|
| Slovenia |
5.3
|
40
|
1
|
696
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1000
|
145
|
| South Africa |
10.1
|
4.4
|
2
|
1842
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
165
|
24
|
4000
|
332
|
| Spain |
57.4
|
20
|
8
|
7442
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1473
|
| Sweden |
65.1
|
48
|
10
|
9086
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1468
|
| Switzerland |
26.4
|
37
|
5
|
3220
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1000
|
575
|
| 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
|
2003
|
| United Kingdom |
69.2
|
18
|
19
|
11035
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2021
|
| USA |
787.2
|
19
|
104
|
99049
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
10180
|
25
|
32000
|
20050
|
| Vietnam |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2000
|
0
|
|
WORLD**
|
2658
|
16
|
439
|
372,002
|
33
|
26,838
|
94
|
101,595
|
222
|
193,095
|
66,529
|
|
billion kWh
|
% e
|
No.
|
MWe
|
No.
|
MWe
|
No.
|
MWe
|
No.
|
MWe
|
tonnes U
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NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2006
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REACTORS OPERATING
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REACTORS BUILDING
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ON ORDER or PLANNED
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PROPOSED
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URANIUM REQUIRED
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Sources:
Reactor data: WNA to 27/07/07.
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.
66,529 tU = 78,458 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 39.3 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. U demand of 831t is expected in 2009.
Note: This table is routinely updated every two months, and more frequently as required.
Earlier tables: September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 May 2007 March 2007 January 2007