World Nuclear Power Reactors 2006-07 & Uranium Requirements

27 July 2007
WORLD**	2658	16	438	371,258	32	25,073	74	80,531	214	179,345	66,529
Â	NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2006		REACTORS OPERABLE July 2007		REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION July 2007		REACTORS PLANNED July 2007		REACTORS PROPOSED July 2007		URANIUM REQUIRED 2007
Â	billion kWh	% e	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	tonnes U
Argentina	7.2	6.9	2	935	1	692	0	0	1	700	135
Armenia	2.4	42	1	376	0	0	0	0	1	1000	51
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	0	0	1836
China	51.8	1.9	11	8587	4	3170	25	26860	86	70000	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	600	0
Finland	22.0	28	4	2696	1	1600	0	0	0	0	472
France	428.7	78	59	63473	1	1630	0	0	1	1600	10368
Germany	158.7	32	17	20303	0	0	0	0	0	0	3486
Hungary	12.5	38	4	1826	0	0	0	0	0	0	254
India	15.6	2.6	17	3779	6	2976	4	2800	15	11100	491
Indonesia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4000	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	1	915	2	1900	3	2850	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	1	950	7	8250	0	0	3037
Lithuania	8.0	69	1	1185	0	0	0	0	1	1000	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	1	655	1	655	0	0	3	1995	92
Russia	144.3	16	31	21743	7	4920	7	7800	18	21600	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	0	0	575
Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4500	0	0	0
Ukraine	84.8	48	15	13168	0	0	2	1900	20	21000	2003
United Kingdom	69.2	18	19	10982	0	0	0	0	0	0	2021
USA	787.2	19	104	99049	0	0	2	2716	21	24000	20050
Vietnam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2000	0
Â	billion kWh	% e	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	No.	MWe	tonnes U
Â	NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2006		REACTORS OPERATING		REACTORS BUILDING		ON ORDER or PLANNED		PROPOSED		URANIUM REQUIRED

Sources:Â
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. Includes first cores for new reactors.Â

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.Â

66,529 tU = 78,458 t U₃O₈Â

* 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 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:Â Â WANO map (PDF, 1.5 MB)

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

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