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The Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant in France. France produces 77% of its electricity by nuclear power.[1]

Thirty one countries operate nuclear power stations and another ten nations have plans to start building new nuclear plants. But most countries in the world do not have nuclear power plants and have no plans to build them.

Overview

Although nuclear power generates many megawatts of power, the risks perceived by spent nuclear fuel that many regard as "waste" along with high initial costs to build such plants often make it a controversial choice. Most countries in the world do not have nuclear power plants and have no plans to build nuclear plants.

Thirty one countries operate nuclear power stations and France generates most of its electricity by nuclear power. Some nations have plans to start new nuclear power plant infrastructure development, and these include: Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Country Megawatt capacity[1][2] Nuclear share of
electricity production[1][2]
Argentina Argentina 935 6.2%
Armenia Armenia 376 43.5%
Belgium Belgium 5,728 53.8%
Brazil Brazil 1,901 3.1%
Bulgaria Bulgaria 1,906 32.9%
Canada Canada 12,652 14.8%
China China (PRC) 8,587 2.2%
Croatia Croatia 696 8.0%
Czech Republic Czech Republic 3,686 25.0%
Finland Finland 2,696 22.0%
France France 63,473 76.2%
Germany Germany 20,339 28.3%
Hungary Hungary 1,826 37.2%
India India 3,779 2.0%
Japan Japan 46,236 24.9%
South Korea Korea, South (ROK) 17,716 35.6%
Mexico Mexico 1,310 4.0%
Netherlands Netherlands 485 3.8%
Pakistan Pakistan 425 2.4%
Romania Romania 1,310 17.5%
Russia Russia 21,743 16.9%
Slovakia Slovakia 1,688 56.4%
Slovenia Slovenia 696 41.7%
South Africa South Africa 1,842 5.3%
Spain Spain 7448 18.3%
Sweden Sweden 9,104 42.0%
Switzerland Switzerland 3,237 39.2%
Taiwan Taiwan (ROC) 4,916 19.3%
Ukraine Ukraine 13,168 47.4%
United Kingdom United Kingdom 11,035 13.5%
United States United States 101,119 19.7%
World 371,348 14%
The status of nuclear power globally:
  Operating reactors, building new reactors
  Operating reactors, planning new build
  No reactors, building new reactors
  No reactors, planning new build
  Operating reactors, stable
  Operating reactors, considering phase-out
  Civil nuclear power is illegal
  No reactors
Nations based on nuclear output on national power output.

List of nuclear reactors by country

Only the commercial reactors registered with the International Atomic Energy Agency are listed below. Main references for this table:[1][2]

Country Operational reactors Under
construction 		Planned Proposed References and notes
 Afghanistan 0 0
 Albania 0 0
 Algeria 0 0
 Andorra 0 0
 Angola 0 0
 Antigua and Barbuda 0 0
Argentina Argentina 2 1 1 1
Armenia Armenia 1 0 0 1 Replacement[3]
 Australia 0 0
 Austria 0 0
 Azerbaijan 0 0
 Bahamas 0 0
 Bahrain 0 0
 Bangladesh 0 0 2 2 To be built by Russia.[4]
 Barbados 0 0
 Belarus 0 2 2
Belgium Belgium 7 0 0 0 Phase-out postponed[5]
 Belize 0 0
 Benin 0 0
 Bhutan 0 0
 Bolivia 0 0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0
 Botswana 0 0
Brazil Brazil 2 0 1[6] 4
Bulgaria Bulgaria 2 2 0 0
 Brunei 0 0
 Burkina Faso 0 0
 Burundi 0 0
 Cambodia 0 0
 Cameroon 0 0
Canada Canada 18 2 4 3
 Cape Verde 0 0
 Central African Republic 0 0
 Chad 0 0
 Chile 0 0
 China 17 22 37 120 Including Mainland China(PRC) and Taiwan(ROC). 6 reactors are now operating in Taiwan, 2 being constructed. 70 GWe by 2020(~5%)[7]
 Colombia 0 0
 Comoros 0 0
 Congo 0 0
 Costa Rica 0 0
 Côte d'Ivoire 0 0
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 Half of output to Slovenia
 Cuba 0 0
 Cyprus 0 0
 Congo 0 0
Czech Republic Czech Republic 6 0 2 4
 Denmark 0 0
 Djibouti 0 0
 Dominica 0 0
 Dominican Republic 0 0
 Ecuador 0 0
Egypt Egypt 0 0 4 4 Four plants by 2025[8][9] with help and training from Russia, Korea, US, France, China, and Australia.[10]
 El Salvador 0 0
 Equatorial Guinea 0 0
 Eritrea 0 0
 Estonia 0 0
 Ethiopia 0 0
 Fiji 0 0
Finland Finland 4 1 0 3 [11]
France France 59 1 1 1
Germany Germany 17 0 0 0 Phase-out discussed to be postponed[12]
Hungary Hungary 4 0 0 2
 Gabon 0 0
 Gambia 0 0
 Georgia 0 0
 Ghana 0 0
 Greece 0 0
 Grenada 0 0
 Guatemala 0 0
 Guinea 0 0
 Guinea-Bissau 0 0
 Guyana 0 0
 Haiti 0 0
 Honduras 0 0
 Iceland 0 0
India India 17 6 23 15 41 GW-2020, 470 GW-2050[citation needed]
Indonesia Indonesia 0 0 2 4
 Iraq 0 0
 Ireland 0 0
Israel Israel 0 0 0 1
Italy Italy 0 0 0 10
 Jamaica 0 0
Japan Japan 53 2 13 1
 Jordan 0 0
 Kazakhstan 0 0 2 2
 Kenya 0 0
 Kiribati 0 0
North Korea Korea, North (DPRK) 0 0 1 0
South Korea Korea, South (ROK) 20 6 6 0
 Kuwait 0 0
 Kyrgyzstan 0 0
 Laos 0 0
 Latvia 0 0
 Lebanon 0 0
 Lesotho 0 0
 Liberia 0 0
 Libya 0 0
 Liechtenstein 0 0
 Luxembourg 0 0
 Macedonia 0 0
 Madagascar 0 0
 Malawi 0 0
 Malaysia 0 0
 Maldives 0 0
 Mali 0 0
 Malta 0 0
 Marshall Islands 0 0
 Mauritania 0 0
 Mauritius 0 0
Mexico Mexico 2 0 0 2-10
 Micronesia 0 0
 Moldova 0 0
 Monaco 0 0
 Mongolia 0 0
 Montenegro 0 0
 Morocco 0 0
 Mozambique 0 0
 Myanmar 0 0
 Namibia 0 0
 Nauru 0 0
   Nepal 0 0
Netherlands Netherlands 1 0 0 1
 New Zealand 0 0
 Nicaragua 0 0
 Niger 0 0
 Nigeria 0 0
 Norway 0 0
 Oman 0 0
Pakistan Pakistan 2 1 2 2
 Palau 0 0
 Panama 0 0
 Papua New Guinea 0 0
 Paraguay 0 0
 Peru 0 0
 Philippines 0 0
Poland Poland 0 0 0 6
 Portugal 0 0
 Qatar 0 0
Romania Romania 2 0 2 1
Russia Russia 31 9 7 37
 Rwanda 0 0
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 0
 Saint Lucia 0 0
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 0
 Samoa 0 0
 San Marino 0 0
 Sao Tome and Principe 0 0
 Saudi Arabia 0 0
 Senegal 0 0
 Serbia 0 0
 Seychelles 0 0
 Sierra Leone 0 0
 Singapore 0 0
Slovakia Slovakia 4 2 0 1
Slovenia Slovenia 1 0 0 1 Half of output to Croatia
 Solomon Islands 0 0
 Somalia 0 0
South Africa South Africa 2 0 3 24
Spain Spain 8 0 0 0 Stable[13]
 Sri Lanka 0 0
 Sudan 0 0
 Suriname 0 0
 Swaziland 0 0
Sweden Sweden 10 0 0 0
Switzerland Switzerland 5 0 0 3[14]
 Syria 0 0
 Tajikistan 0 0
 Tanzania 0 0
 Thailand 0 0 2 4
 Timor-Leste 0 0
 Togo 0 0
 Tonga 0 0
 Trinidad and Tobago 0 0
 Tunisia 0 0
Turkey Turkey 0 0 2 0 To be built by Russia and South-Korea[15]
 Turkmenistan 0 0
 Tuvalu 0 0
 Uganda 0 0
Ukraine Ukraine 15 0 2 (by 2030)[16][17] 20
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 0 0 3 11 To be built by 2017 by S. Korean consortium[18]
United Kingdom United Kingdom 19 0 4 6
United States United States 104 1 11 19
 Uruguay 0 0
 Uzbekistan 0 0
 Vanuatu 0 0
 Venezuela 0 0
Vietnam Vietnam 0 0 2 8
 Yemen 0 0
 Zambia 0 0
 Zimbabwe 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "World Nuclear Power Reactors 2007-08 and Uranium Requirements". World Nuclear Association. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  2. ^ a b c Nuclear Power Plant Information, International Atomic Energy Agency, URL accessed 12 June 2006
  3. ^ "USA supports new nuclear build in Armenia". World Nuclear News. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
  4. ^ http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=139255
  5. ^ "Belgium postpones nuclear phase-out". World Nuclear News. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  6. ^ Agência Estado (12-09-2008). "Lobão diz que país fará uma usina nuclear por ano em 50 anos" (in Portuguese). G1.globo.com. Retrieved 2008-10-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Nuclear Power in China". World Nuclear Association. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Egypt To Construct Four Nuclear Power Plants By 2025
  9. ^ Egypt to have 4 nuclear power plants by 2025
  10. ^ Egypt, Russia - Training Cooperation in Nuclear Power
  11. ^ "Kolme uutta reaktoria, Jees!". Tekniikka ja talous. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  12. ^ "Next German government agrees to keep nuclear power plants". Deutsche Welle. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  13. ^ Nuclear power in Spain, World Nuclear Association, URL accessed 13 June 2006
  14. ^ Atel submits application for outline approval of new nuclear power plant Niederamt in Solothurn; Axpo and BKW submit framework permit applications for replacement nuclear power plants in Beznau and Mühleberg
  15. ^ "Turkey, South Korea eye more business". Hürriyet Daily News. 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  16. ^ "BBC NEWS | Politics | New nuclear plants get go-ahead". News.bbc.co.uk. Last Updated:. Retrieved 2008-10-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  17. ^ "Nuclear Power in Ukraine". World Nuclear Association. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  18. ^ Saudi readies nuclear energy agreement with France
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