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World Nuclear Power Reactors 2006-08 and Uranium Requirements

20 March 2008
 
NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2006 REACTORS OPERABLE March 2008 REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION March 2008 REACTORS PLANNED March 2008 REACTORS PROPOSED March 2008 URANIUM REQUIRED 2008
billion kWh  % e  No.  MWe  No.  MWe  No. MWe  No.  MWe  tonnes U
Argentina
7.2
6.9
2
935
1
692
1
740
1
740
123
Armenia
2.4
42
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
0
0
0
Belgium
44.3
54
7
5728
0
0
0
0
0
0
1011
Brazil
13.0
3.3
2
1901
0
0
1
1245
4
4000
303
Bulgaria 
18.1
44
2
1906
0
0
2
1900
0
0
261
Canada* 
92.4
16
18
12652
2
1500
3
3500
5
5100
1665
China 
51.8
1.9
11
8587
6
5540
29
31000
86
68000
1396
Czech Republic 
24.5
31
6
3472
0
0
0
0
2
1900
619
Egypt 
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1000
0
Finland 
22.0
28
4
2696
1
1600
0
0
1
1000
1051
France 
428.7
78
59
63473
1
1630
0
0
1
1600
10527
Germany 
158.7
32
17
20339
0
0
0
0
0
0
3332
Hungary 
12.5
38
4
1826
0
0
0
0
2
2000
271
India 
15.6
2.6
17
3779
6
2976
10
8560
9
4800
978
Indonesia 
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2000
0
0
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
Japan 
291.5
30
55
47577
2
2285
11
14945
1
1100
7569
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
3
3000
5
6600
0
0
3109
Lithuania 
8.0
69
1
1185
0
0
0
0
2
3200
225
Mexico 
10.4
4.9
2
1310
0
0
0
0
2
2000
246
Netherlands 
3.3
3.5
1
485
0
0
0
0
0
0
98
Pakistan 
2.6
2.7
2
400
1
300
2
600
2
2000
65
Romania 
5.2
9.0
2
1310
0
0
2
1310
1
655
174
Russia 
144.3
16
31
21743
7
4920
8
9600
20
18200
3365
Slovakia 
16.6
57
5
2064
2
840
0
0
0
0
313
Slovenia 
5.3
40
1
696
0
0
0
0
1
1000
141
South Africa 
10.1
4.4
2
1842
0
0
1
165
24
4000
303
Spain 
57.4
20
8
7442
0
0
0
0
0
0
1398
Sweden 
65.1
48
10
9016
0
0
0
0
0
0
1418
Switzerland 
26.4
37
5
3220
0
0
0
0
3
4000
537
Thailand
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4000
0
Turkey 
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4500
0
Ukraine 
84.8
48
15
13168
0
0
2
1900
20
27000
1974
United Kingdom 
69.2
18
19
11035
0
0
0
0
0
0
2199
USA 
787.2
19
104
99049
0
0
7
10180
25
32000
18918
Vietnam 
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2000
0
WORLD**
2658
16
439
371,989
35
28,798
91
99,095
228
198,995
64,615
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 20/03/08.
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, funding or major commitment in place, mostly expected in operation within 8 years, or construction well advanced but suspended indefinitely;
Proposed = clear intention or proposal but still without firm commitment. Planned and Proposed are generally gross MWe;
TWh = Terawatt-hours (billion kilowatt-hours), MWe = Megawatt net (electrical as distinct from thermal), kWh = kilowatt-hour.

64,615 tU = 76,200 t U3O8 

* In Canada, 'construction' figure is 2 laid-up Bruce A reactors.

** The world total includes 6 reactors operating on Taiwanwith 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)

Note: This table is routinely updated every two months.
Earlier tables: January '08, December '07, November '07, September '07, August '07, July '07, May '07, March '07, Jan '07.