World Nuclear Power Reactors 2006-08 and Uranium Requirements
World Nuclear Power Reactors 2006-08 and Uranium Requirements
| NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2006 | REACTORS OPERABLE March 2008 | REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION March 2008 | REACTORS PLANNED March 2008 | REACTORS PROPOSED March 2008 | 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 | 13.0 |
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 |
12652 |
2 |
1500 |
3 |
3500 |
5 |
5100 |
1665 |
| China | 51.8 |
1.9 |
11 |
8587 |
6 |
5540 |
29 |
31000 |
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 | 22.0 |
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 |
3 |
3000 |
5 |
6600 |
0 |
0 |
3109 |
| Lithuania | 8.0 |
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 |
9.0 |
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 |
9016 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1418 |
| Switzerland | 26.4 |
37 |
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 |
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 |
32000 |
18918 |
| Vietnam | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2000 |
0 |
WORLD** |
2658 |
16 |
439 |
371,989 |
35 |
28,798 |
91 |
99,095 |
228 |
198,995 |
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 |
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Sources:
Reactor data: WNA to 20/03/08.
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 Taiwanwith 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.
See also: WANO map(PDF, 1.5 MB)
Note: This table is routinely updated every two months.
Earlier tables: January '08, December '07, November '07, September '07, August '07, July '07, May '07, March '07, Jan '07.