World Nuclear Power Reactors 2007-09 & Uranium Requirements
1 April 2009
This table includes only those future reactors envisaged in specific plans and proposals and expected to be operating by 2030. Longer-range estimates based on national strategies, capabilities and needs may be found in the WNA Nuclear Century Outlook. The WNA country papers linked to this table cover both areas: near-term developments and the prospective long-term role for nuclear power in national energy policies.
COUNTRY
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|
NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2007 |
REACTORS OPERABLE
1 April 2009
|
REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1 April 2009
|
REACTORS PLANNED
April 2009
|
REACTORS PROPOSED
April 2009
|
URANIUM REQUIRED 2009 |
billion kWh
|
% e
|
No.
|
MWe
|
No.
|
MWe
|
No.
|
MWe
|
No.
|
MWe
|
tonnes U |
| Argentina |
6.7
|
6.2
|
2
|
935
|
1
|
692
|
1
|
740
|
1
|
740
|
122
|
| Armenia |
2.35
|
43.5
|
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
|
2
|
2000
|
0
|
| Belgium |
46
|
54
|
7
|
5728
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1002
|
| Brazil |
11.7
|
2.8
|
2
|
1901
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1245
|
4
|
4000
|
308
|
| Bulgaria |
13.7
|
32
|
2
|
1906
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1900
|
0
|
0
|
260
|
| Canada |
88.2
|
14.7
|
18
|
12652
|
2
|
1500
|
3
|
3300
|
6
|
6600
|
1670
|
| China |
59.3
|
1.9
|
11
|
8587
|
11
|
11000
|
26
|
27660
|
77
|
63400
|
2010
|
| Czech Republic |
24.6
|
30.3
|
6
|
3472
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3400
|
610
|
| Egypt |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1000
|
1
|
1000
|
0
|
| Finland |
22.5
|
29
|
4
|
2696
|
1
|
1600
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1000
|
446
|
| France |
420.1
|
77
|
59
|
63473
|
1
|
1630
|
1
|
1630
|
1
|
1630
|
10569
|
| Germany |
133.2
|
26
|
17
|
20339
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3398
|
| Hungary |
13.9
|
37
|
4
|
1826
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2000
|
274
|
| India |
15.8
|
2.5
|
17
|
3779
|
6
|
2976
|
10
|
9760
|
15
|
11200
|
961
|
| Indonesia |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2000
|
4
|
4000
|
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
|
| Italy |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
17000
|
0
|
| Japan |
267
|
27.5
|
53
|
46236
|
2
|
2285
|
13
|
17915
|
1
|
1300
|
8388
|
| Kazakhstan |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
600
|
2
|
600
|
0
|
| Korea DPR (North) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
950
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Korea RO (South) |
136.6
|
35.3
|
20
|
17716
|
5
|
5350
|
3
|
4050
|
2
|
2700
|
3444
|
| Lithuania |
9.1
|
64.4
|
1
|
1185
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3400
|
0
|
| Mexico |
9.95
|
4.6
|
2
|
1310
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2000
|
242
|
| Netherlands |
4.0
|
4.1
|
1
|
485
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
97
|
| Pakistan |
2.3
|
2.34
|
2
|
400
|
1
|
300
|
2
|
600
|
2
|
2000
|
65
|
Poland
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
10000
|
0
|
| Romania |
7.1
|
13
|
2
|
1310
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1310
|
1
|
655
|
174
|
| Russia |
148
|
16
|
31
|
21743
|
8
|
5980
|
11
|
12870
|
25
|
22280
|
3537
|
| Slovakia |
14.2
|
54
|
4
|
1688
|
2
|
840
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1200
|
251
|
| Slovenia |
5.4
|
42
|
1
|
696
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1000
|
137
|
| South Africa |
12.6
|
5.5
|
2
|
1842
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3565
|
24
|
4000
|
303
|
| Spain |
52.7
|
17.4
|
8
|
7448
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1383
|
| Sweden |
64.3
|
46
|
10
|
9016
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1395
|
| Switzerland |
26.5
|
43
|
5
|
3220
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
4000
|
531
|
| Thailand |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2000
|
4
|
4000
|
0
|
| Turkey |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2400
|
1
|
1200
|
0
|
| Ukraine |
87.2
|
48
|
15
|
13168
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1900
|
20
|
27000
|
1977
|
UAE
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
4500
|
11
|
15500
|
0
|
| United Kingdom |
57.5
|
15
|
19
|
11035
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
9600
|
2059
|
| USA |
806.6
|
19.4
|
104
|
101119
|
1
|
1180
|
11
|
13800
|
20
|
26000
|
18867
|
| Vietnam |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2000
|
8
|
8000
|
0
|
WORLD**
|
2608
|
15
|
436
|
372,203
|
44
|
38,848
|
110
|
121,595
|
272
|
268,905
|
65,405
|
|
billion kWh
|
% e
|
No.
|
MWe
|
No.
|
MWe
|
No.
|
MWe
|
No.
|
MWe
|
tonnes U
|
| |
NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2007
|
REACTORS OPERATING
|
REACTORS BUILDING
|
ON ORDER or PLANNED
|
PROPOSED
|
URANIUM REQUIRED
|
Sources:
Reactor data: WNA to 1/4/09
IAEA- for nuclear electricity production & percentage of electricity (% e) 5/08.
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 = Specific program or site proposals, expected operation within 20 years. Planned and Proposed are generally gross MWe;
TWh = Terawatt-hours (billion kilowatt-hours), MWe = Megawatt net (electrical as distinct from thermal), kWh = kilowatt-hour.
65,405 tU = 77,132 t U3O8
** The world total includes 6 reactors operating on Taiwan with a combined capacity of 4916 MWe, which generated a total of 39 billion kWh in 2007 (accounting for 19.3% 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.
See also: WANO map (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Note: This table is routinely updated every two months.
Earlier tables: February '09, December '08, October '08, September '08, August '08, July '08, March '08, January '08, December '07, November '07, September '07, August '07, July '07, May '07, March '07, January '07.