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World Nuclear Power Reactors 2007-08 and Uranium Requirements

1 October 2008
 

COUNTRY

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NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2007

REACTORS OPERABLE 

Oct 2008

REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 

Oct 2008

REACTORS PLANNED 

Oct 2008

REACTORS PROPOSED 

Oct 2008

URANIUM REQUIRED 2008

billion kWh 

% e 

No. 

MWe 

No. 

MWe 

No.

MWe 

No. 

MWe 

              tonnes U 
Argentina
6.7
6.2
2
935
1
692
1
740
1
740
123
Armenia
2.35
43.5
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
46
54
7
5728
0
0
0
0
0
0
1011
Brazil
11.7
2.8
2
1901
0
0
1
1245
4
4000
303
Bulgaria 
13.7
32
2
1906
0
0
2
1900
0
0
261
Canada* 
88.2
14.7
18
12652
2
1500
3
3300
4
4400
1665
China 
59.3
1.9
11
8587
7
6700
26
27620
76
62600
1396
Czech Republic 
24.6
30.3
6
3472
0
0
0
0
2
3400
619
Egypt 
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1000
0
Finland 
22.5
29
4
2696
1
1600
0
0
1
1000
1051
France 
420.1
77
59
63473
1
1630
0
0
1
1600
10527
Germany 
133.2
26
17
20339
0
0
0
0
0
0
3332
Hungary 
13.9
37
4
1826
0
0
0
0
2
2000
271
India 
15.8
2.5
17
3779
6
2976
10
9760
15
11200
978
Indonesia 
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2000
2
2000
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 
267
27.5
55
47577
2
2285
11
14945
1
1100
7569
Kazakhstan 
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
600
0
Korea DPR (North) 
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
950
0
0
0
Korea RO (South) 
136.6
35.3
20
17533
3
3000
5
6600
2
2700
3109
Lithuania 
9.1
64.4
1
1185
0
0
0
0
2
3400
225
Mexico 
9.95
4.6
2
1310
0
0
0
0
2
2000
246
Netherlands 
4.0
4.1
1
485
0
0
0
0
0
0
98
Pakistan 
2.3
2.34
2
400
1
300
2
600
2
2000
65
Romania 
7.1
13
2
1310
0
0
2
1310
1
655
174
Russia 
148
16
31
21743
7
4810
12
14340
25
22280
3365
Slovakia 
14.2
54
5
2094
2
840
0
0
1
1200
313
Slovenia 
5.4
42
1
696
0
0
0
0
1
1000
141
South Africa 
12.6
5.5
2
1842
0
0
1
165
24
4000
303
Spain 
52.7
17.4
8
7448
0
0
0
0
0
0
1398
Sweden 
64.3
46
10
9016
0
0
0
0
0
0
1418
Switzerland 
26.5
43
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
2
2400
1
1200
0
Ukraine 
87.2
48
15
13168
0
0
2
1900
20
27000
1974
United Kingdom 
57.5
15
19
11035
0
0
0
0
6
9600
2199
USA 
806.6
19.4
104
100599
0
0
12
15000
20
26000
18918
Vietnam 
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2000
0
WORLD**
2608
15
439
373,247
36
29,848
99
108,675
232
211,575
64,615
billion kWh
% e
No.
MWe
No.
MWe
No.
MWe
No.
MWe
tonnes U
NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2007
REACTORS OPERATING
REACTORS BUILDING
ON ORDER or PLANNED
PROPOSED
URANIUM REQUIRED
 

Sources: 
Reactor data: WNA to 30/09/08.
IAEA- for nuclear electricity production & percentage of electricity (% e) 5/08.
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 Taiwan with a combined capacity of 4916 MWe, which generated a total of 39 billion kWh in 2007 (accounting for 19.3% 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: September '08, August '08, July '08March '08, January '08, December '07, November '07, September '07, August '07, July '07May '07, March '07, January '07.