World Nuclear Power Reactors & Uranium Requirements Archive

July 2011

This table of archived data includes only those future reactors envisaged in specific plans and proposals and expected to be operating by 2030 on the date specified above. 

The WNA country profiles linked to this table cover both areas: near-term developments and the prospective long-term role for nuclear power in national energy policies. They also provide current details of what is tabulated here.

COUNTRY  NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2010   REACTORS OPERABLE     REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION   REACTORS PLANNED   REACTORS PROPOSED   URANIUM REQUIRED 2011 
      1 July 2011  1 July 2011   July 2011   July 2011   
Country Profile)  billion kWh  % e  No.  MWe net  No.  MWe gross  No.  MWe gross  No.  MWe gross                tonnes U 
Argentina  6.7  5.9  935  745  773  740  208 
Armenia  2.3  39.4  376  1060      56 
Bangladesh  2000 
Belarus  2000  2000 
Belgium  45.7  51.2  5943  1052 
Brazil  13.9  3.1  1901  1405  4000  311 
Bulgaria  14.2  33.1  1906  1900  275 
Canada   85.5  15.1  18  12679  1500  3300  3800  1884 
Chile  4400 
China  71.0  1.8  14  11271  26  28710  52  59990  120  123000  4402 
Czech Republic  26.4  33.2  3722  2400  1200   680 
Egypt  1000  1000 
Finland  21.9  28.4  2741  1700  3000  468 
France  410.1  74.1  58  63130  1720  1720  1100  9221 
Germany  133.0  28.4  17  20339  3453 
Hungary  14.7  42.1  1880  2200  295 
India  20.5  2.9   20  4385   5   3900  18  15700  40  49000  1053 
Indonesia  2000  4000 
Iran  1000  2000  300  150 
Israel  1200 
Italy   10  17000 
Japan  280.3  29.2  51  44642  2756  10  13772   5  6760  8195 
Jordan  1000       
Kazakhstan  600  600 
Korea DPR (North)  950 
Korea RO (South)  141.9  32.2  21  18716  5800  8400  3586 
Lithuania   1   1700 
Malaysia  1200 
Mexico  5.6  3.6  1600  2000  247 
Netherlands  3.75  3.4  485  1000  107 
Pakistan  2.6  2.6   3  725   1   340   1   340  2000  68 
 Poland  6000 
Romania  10.7  19.5  1310  1310  655  175 
Russia  159.4  17.1  32  23084  10  8960  14  16000  30  28000  3757 
Slovakia  13.5  51.8  1816  880  1200  267 
Slovenia  5.4  37.3  696  1000  145 
South Africa  12.9  5.2  1800  9600  321 
Spain  59.3  20.1  7448  1458 
Sweden  55.7  38.1  10  9399  1537 
Switzerland  25.3  38.0  3252  4000  557 
Thailand   5000 
Turkey  4800  5600 
Ukraine  83.95  48.1  15  13168  1900  20  22800  2037 
UAE    5600  10  14400 
United Kingdom  56.9  15.7  18   10745   6680  12000  2235 
USA  807.1  19.6  104  101421   1218   6  7200  28  38600  19427 
Vietnam   2000  12  13000 
WORLD**  2630  13.8  440   376,442   61   63,334  154  171,445  343 391,355  68,971 
                       
  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 1/7/11 (excluding 8 shut-down German units)
IAEA - for nuclear electricity production & percentage of electricity (% e) 13/6/11.
WNA: Global Nuclear Fuel Market report Sept 2011 (reference scenario) - for U. 

 

Operable = Connected to the grid;
Under 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.  

New plants coming on line are largely 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 2011 WNA Market Report reference case has 156 reactors closing by 2030, and 298 new ones coming on line.

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

67,990 tU = 80,181 t U3O8

** The world total includes 6 reactors operating on Taiwan with a combined capacity of 4927 MWe, which generated a total of 40.4 billion kWh in 2011 (accounting for 19.0% of Taiwan's total electricity generation). Taiwan has two reactors under construction with a combined capacity of 2700 MWe, and one proposed, 1350 MWe.  It is expected to require 1291 tU in 2012.

Note: This table is routinely updated approximately every two months, and more frequently as required.
Earlier tables: June 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 May 2009 April 2009 February 2009 December 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 March 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 May 2007 March 2007



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