World Nuclear Power Reactors 2006-07 and Uranium Requirements
31 May 2007
|
NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2006 |
REACTORS OPERABLE May 2007 |
REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION May 2007 |
REACTORS PLANNED May 2007 |
REACTORS PROPOSED May 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 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
700 |
135 |
| Armenia |
2.4 |
42 |
1 |
376 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1000 |
51 |
| 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 |
0 |
0 |
1836 |
| China |
51.8 |
1.9 |
11 |
8587 |
4 |
3170 |
23 |
24500 |
54 |
42000 |
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 |
600 |
0 |
| Finland |
22.0 |
28 |
4 |
2696 |
1 |
1600 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
472 |
| France |
428.7 |
78 |
59 |
63473 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1630 |
1 |
1600 |
10368 |
| Germany |
158.7 |
32 |
17 |
20303 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3486 |
| Hungary |
12.5 |
38 |
4 |
1773 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
254 |
| India |
15.6 |
2.6 |
17 |
3779 |
6 |
2976 |
4 |
2800 |
15 |
11100 |
491 |
| Indonesia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4000 |
0 |
| Iran |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
915 |
2 |
1900 |
3 |
2850 |
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 |
1 |
950 |
7 |
8250 |
0 |
0 |
3037 |
| Lithuania |
8.0 |
69 |
1 |
1185 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1000 |
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 |
1 |
655 |
1 |
655 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1995 |
92 |
| Russia |
144.3 |
16 |
31 |
21743 |
5 |
2720 |
8 |
9600 |
18 |
21600 |
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 |
9076 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1468 |
| Switzerland |
26.4 |
37 |
5 |
3220 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
575 |
| Turkey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ukraine |
84.8 |
48 |
15 |
13168 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1900 |
20 |
21000 |
2003 |
| United Kingdom |
69.2 |
18 |
19 |
10982 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2021 |
| USA |
787.2 |
19 |
103 |
98254 |
1 |
1155 |
2 |
2716 |
21 |
24000 |
20050 |
| Vietnam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2000 |
0 |
| WORLD** |
2658 |
16 |
437 |
370,040 |
30 |
22,398 |
74 |
81,601 |
182 |
151,345 |
66,529 |
|
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 |
Sources:
Reactor data: WNA to 31/05/07.
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 and funding in place, or construction well advanced but suspended indefinitely.
Proposed = clear intention but still without funding and/or approvals.
TWh = Terawatt-hours (billion kilowatt-hours), MWe = Megawatt net (electrical as distinct from thermal), kWh = kilowatt-hour.
NB: 66,529 tU = 78,458 t U3O8
* In Canada, 'construction' figure is 2 laid-up Bruce A reactors.
** The world total includes 6 reactors on Taiwan with 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)
Earlier tables: March '07, Jan '07.