World Nuclear Power Reactors & Uranium Requirements

1 August 2010

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.

WORLD**	2560	14	440	375,805	59	60,065	149	163,744	344	365,125	68,646
COUNTRY (Click name for Country Profile)	NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2009		REACTORS OPERABLE 1 Aug 2010		REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 1 Aug 2010		REACTORS PLANNED Aug 2010		REACTORS PROPOSED Aug 2010		URANIUM REQUIRED 2010
COUNTRY (Click name for Country Profile)	billion kWh	% e	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	tonnes U
Argentina	7.6	7.0	2	935	1	692	2	767	1	740	123
Armenia	2.3	45	1	376	0	0	1	1060			55
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	45	51.7	7	5943	0	0	0	0	0	0	1052
Brazil	12.2	3.0	2	1901	1	1270	0	0	4	4000	311
Bulgaria	14.2	35.9	2	1906	0	0	2	1900	0	0	272
Canada	85.3	14.8	18	12679	2	1500	4	4400	3	3800	1675
China	65.7	1.9	12	9624	24	26550	33	37450	120	120000	2875
Czech Republic	25.7	33.8	6	3686	0	0	2	2400	1	1200	678
Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1000	1	1000	0
Finland	22.6	32.9	4	2721	1	1600	0	0	2	3000	1149
France	391.7	75.2	58	63236	1	1630	1	1630	1	1630	10153
Germany	127.7	26.1	17	20339	0	0	0	0	0	0	3453
Hungary	14.3	43	4	1880	0	0	0	0	2	2200	295
India	14.8	2.2	19	4183	4	2572	20	16740	40	49000	908
Indonesia	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2000	4	4000	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	1	915	2	1900	1	300	148
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	263.1	28.9	55	47348	2	2756	12	16532	1	1300	8003
Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1000			0
Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	600	2	600	0
Korea DPR (North)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	950	0
Korea RO (South)	141.1	34.8	20	17716	6	6700	6	8190	0	0	3804
Lithuania	10.0	76.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3400	0
Malaysia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1200	0
Mexico	10.1	4.8	2	1310	0	0	0	0	2	2000	253
Netherlands	4.0	3.7	1	485	0	0	0	0	1	1000	107
Pakistan	2.6	2.7	2	400	1	300	2	600	2	2000	68
Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6000	0	0	0
Romania	10.8	20.6	2	1310	0	0	2	1310	1	655	175
Russia	152.8	17.8	32	23084	10	8960	14	16000	30	28000	4135
Slovakia	13.1	53.5	4	1760	2	840	0	0	1	1200	269
Slovenia	5.5	37.9	1	696	0	0	0	0	1	1000	145
South Africa	11.6	4.8	2	1842	0	0	3	3565	24	4000	321
Spain	50.6	17.5	8	7448	0	0	0	0	0	0	1458
Sweden	50.0	34.7	10	9399	0	0	0	0	0	0	1537
Switzerland	26.3	39.5	5	3252	0	0	0	0	3	4000	557
Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2000	4	4000	0
Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4800	4	5600	0
Ukraine	77.9	48.6	15	13168	0	0	2	1900	20	27000	2031
UAE	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5600	10	14400	0
United Kingdom	62.9	17.9	19	11035	0	0	4	6600	6	8600	2235
USA	798.7	20.2	104	101216	1	1180	9	11800	22	31000	19538
Vietnam	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4000	10	11000	0
	billion kWh	% e	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	tonnes U
	NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION		REACTORS OPERATING		REACTORS BUILDING		ON ORDER or PLANNED		PROPOSED		URANIUM REQUIRED

Sources:
Reactor data: WNA to 1/7/10
IAEA- for nuclear electricity production & percentage of electricity (% e) 3/5/10.
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 8-10 years;
Proposed = Specific program or site proposals, expected operation mostly within 15 years. Planned and Proposed are generally gross MWe, operating and construction generally net MWe.

New plants coming on line are balanced by old plants being retired. Over 1996-2009, 43 reactors were retired as 49 started operation. There are no firm projections for retirements over the period covered by this Table, but WNA estimates that at least 60 of those now operating will close by 2030, most being small plants. The 2009 WNA Market Report reference case has 143 reactors closing by 2030.

TWh = Terawatt-hours (billion kilowatt-hours), MWe = Megawatt (electrical as distinct from thermal), kWh = kilowatt-hour.

68,646 tU = 80,954 t U₃O₈

** The world total includes 6 reactors operating on Taiwan with a combined capacity of 4927 MWe, which generated a total of 39.9 billion kWh in 2009 (accounting for 20.7% of Taiwan's total electricity generation). Taiwan has two reactors under construction with a combined capacity of 2600 MWe, and one proposed, 1350 MWe. U demand of 863t is expected in 2010.