World Nuclear Power Reactors 2006-07 & Uranium Requirements

17 October 2007
 
  NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2006 REACTORS OPERABLE October 2007 REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION October 2007 REACTORS PLANNED October 2007 REACTORS PROPOSED October 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
1
740
1
740
135
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
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
2
2200
1836
China
51.8
1.9
11
8587
5
4540
30
32000
86
68000
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
1000
0
Finland
22.0
28
4
2696
1
1600
0
0
1
1000
472
France
428.7
78
59
63473
1
1630
0
0
1
1600
10368
Germany
158.7
32
17
20339
0
0
0
0
0
0
3486
Hungary
12.5
38
4
1826
0
0
0
0
2
2000
254
India
15.6
2.6
17
3779
6
2976
10
8560
9
4800
491
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
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
2
2000
6
7600
0
0
3037
Lithuania
8.0
69
1
1185
0
0
0
0
2
3200
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
2
1310
0
0
2
1310
1
655
92
Russia
144.3
16
31
21743
7
4920
8
9600
20
18200
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
9086
0
0
0
0
0
0
1468
Switzerland
26.4
37
5
3220
0
0
0
0
1
1000
575
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
2003
United Kingdom
69.2
18
19
11035
0
0
0
0
0
0
2021
USA
787.2
19
104
99049
0
0
7
10180
25
32000
20050
Vietnam
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2000
0
WORLD**
2658
16
439
372,002
33
26,838
94
101,595
222
193,095
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 27/07/07.
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, 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.

66,529 tU = 78,458 t U3O8

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

** The world total includes 6 reactors operating on Taiwan with a combined capacity of 4916 MWe, which generated a total of 39.3 billion kWh in 2008 (accounting for 17.1% 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.

Note: This table is routinely updated every two months, and more frequently as required.
Earlier tables: September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 May 2007 March 2007 January 2007