- Nuclear power by country
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The Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant in France. France produces around three quarters of its electricity by nuclear power.[1]
The Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant in Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition announced on May 30, 2011, that Germany’s 17 nuclear power stations will be shut down by 2022, in a policy reversal following Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.[2]Thirty countries operate nuclear power stations, and there are a considerable number of new reactors being built in China, South Korea, India, Pakistan, and Russia.[3] As of June 2011, Germany and Switzerland are phasing-out nuclear power.[4][5]
As of June 2011, countries such as Australia, Austria, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Israel, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Norway remain opposed to nuclear power.[4][6]
Contents
Overview
Of the thirty countries which operate nuclear power plants, only France uses them as its primary source of electricity, although many countries have a significant nuclear power generation capacity. Some nations have plans to start a nuclear power program; these include OECD members, such as Poland, and developing countries, such as Bangladesh and Vietnam.[7] China, South Korea and India are pursuing an ambitious expansion of their nuclear power capacities. China is aiming to increase nuclear power generation capacity to 200 GW by 2020. South Korea is constructing seven reactors with combined capacity of 8.6 GW, all of which will be operationalised by 2017. India's Nuclear power expansion program is the third largest in the world next only to China & South Korea. In India, seven reactors with a combined capacity of 5.3 GW are under construction.
Country Megawatt capacity Nuclear share of
electricity production
Argentina935 7.0% 
Armenia376 45.0% 
Belgium5,943 51.7% 
Brazil1,901 3.0% 
Bulgaria1,906 35.9% 
Canada12,679 14.8% 
China10,234 1.9% 
Czech Republic3,686 33.8% 
Finland2,721 32.9% 
France63,236 75.2% 
Germany20,339 26.1% 
Hungary1,880 43.0% 
India4,780 2.9% 
Japan47,348 28.9% 
Korea, South (ROK)18,716 31.1% 
Mexico1,310 4.8% 
Netherlands485 3.7% 
Pakistan725 2.7% 
Romania1,310 20.6% 
Russia23,084 17.8% 
Slovakia1,760 53.5% 
Slovenia
and
Croatia696 37.9% + 8.0% 
South Africa1,800 4.8% 
Spain7,448 17.5% 
Sweden9,399 37.4% 
Switzerland3,252 39.5% 
Taiwan (ROC)4,927 20.7% 
Ukraine13,168 48.6% 
United Kingdom10,962 17.9% 
United States101,229 20.2% World 378,910 14% 
The status of nuclear power globally:Operating reactors, building new reactorsOperating reactors, planning new buildNo reactors, building new reactorsNo reactors, planning new buildOperating reactors, stableOperating reactors, considering phase-outCivil nuclear power is illegalNo reactors
Nations based on nuclear output on national power output.Nuclear power output in megawatts
Country/region Operable Suspended Decommissioned Shut down Construction Planned Cancelled United States97,603 3,603 2,340 6,675 3,704 France61,443 600 40 2,623 1,600 1,600 Japan43,692 13 Germany20,844 4,936 1,358 Russia19,897 950 248 1,701 2,825 9,850 2,850 South Korea18,716 8,600 5,600 Ukraine13,045 1,900 4,750 Canada12,728 1,364 United Kingdom10,306 5,452 466 5,232 Sweden10,002 Spain7,085 2,797 480 2,950 Belgium5,712 Taiwan4,884 India4,780 [9] 4,800 [10] Czech Republic[11]3,830 2,000 Bulgaria2,000 
Switzerland2,985 9 
Lithuania2,760 Finland2,520 China2,100 3,100 South Africa1,840 Hungary1,729 Slovakia1,632 840 104 824 Mexico1,308 Argentina935 692 Pakistan725 300 Brazil626 1,229 1,229 Slovenia620 Romania620 620 620 Netherlands452 55 Armenia440 440 
Kazakhstan135 
Cuba834 
Philippines605 
Italy1,423 List of nuclear reactors by country
Only the commercial reactors registered with the International Atomic Energy Agency are listed below. If a country does not appear in this table, it means it has no nuclear power plants and no current plans to build them. Research reactors are not included in the list.
Country Operating Under
constructionPlanned References and notes Argentina2 1 2 Armenia1 0 1 Replacement[12] 
Bangladesh0 0 1 [13] 
Belarus0 0 2 Belgium7 0 0 Brazil2 1 0 [14] Bulgaria2 0 2 Four reactors were shutdown in 2004 and 2007. Canada18 2 4 China13 27 50 70 GWe by 2020(~5%)[15] Croatia1 0 0 The reactor is in Slovenia, but 50% is owned by Croatia Czech Republic6 0 2 
Egypt0 0 1 Four plants by 2025?[16][17] with help and training from Russia, Korea, US, France, China, and Australia.[18] Finland4 1 0 [19] France58 1 1 Germany17 0 0 Phase-out in place. Hungary4 0 0 India20 4 20 
Indonesia0 0 2 
Iran0 1 2 The Bushehr reactor has been loaded with fuel, but is not connected to the grid yet.[20] Japan55 2 12 Kazakhstan0 0 2 Korea, South (ROK)21 7 4 Mexico2 0 0 Netherlands1 0 0 Pakistan3 1 2 
Poland0 0 6 Romania2 0 2 Russia32 10 14 Slovakia4 2 0 Slovenia1 0 0 South Africa2 0 3 Spain8 0 0 Stable[21] Sweden10 0 0 Switzerland5 0 0 Phase-out in place. Taiwan (ROC)6 2 1 
Thailand0 0 2 
Turkey0 0 4 To be built by Japan, Russia and South-Korea[22][23] Ukraine15 0 2 2 new reactors by 2030[24][25] 
United Arab Emirates0 0 4 To be built by 2017 by S. Korean consortium?[26] United Kingdom19 0 4 United States104 1 9 
Vietnam0 0 4 World 441 60 150 See also
- List of nuclear reactors
- Uranium reserves
- World Nuclear Industry Status Report
- Nuclear energy policy by country
- Nuclear power accidents by country
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