Data for
Nuclear Power Reactors by Country as of October 2008 (table)
Nuclear Electricity Generation by Country and Uranium Requirements, 2007 (table)
World Cumulative Installed Nuclear and Wind Power Capacity and Net Annual Additions, 1950-2008 (table and figures)
U.S. Cumulative Installed Nuclear and Wind Power Capacity and Net Annual Additions, 1960-2008 (table and figures)
| Country |
In Operation 1 |
Under Construction2 |
Planned 3 |
Proposed 4 |
|
# of Reactors |
Megawatts |
# of Reactors |
Megawatts |
# of Reactors |
Megawatts |
# of Reactors |
Megawatts |
| Argentina |
2 |
935 |
1 |
692 |
1 |
740 |
1 |
740 |
| Armenia |
1 |
376 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,000 |
| Bangladesh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,000 |
| Belarus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
| Belgium |
7 |
5,728 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brazil |
2 |
1,901 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,245 |
4 |
4,000 |
| Bulgaria |
2 |
1,906 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1,900 |
0 |
0 |
| Canada |
18 |
12,652 |
2 |
1,500 |
3 |
3,300 |
4 |
4,400 |
| China |
11 |
8,587 |
7 |
6,700 |
26 |
27,620 |
76 |
62,600 |
| Czech Republic |
6 |
3,472 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3,400 |
| Egypt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,000 |
| Finland |
4 |
2,696 |
1 |
1,600 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,000 |
| France |
59 |
63,473 |
1 |
1,630 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,600 |
| Germany |
17 |
20,339 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hungary |
4 |
1,826 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,000 |
| India |
17 |
3,779 |
6 |
2,976 |
10 |
9,760 |
15 |
11,200 |
| Indonesia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,000 |
2 |
2,000 |
| Iran |
0 |
0 |
1 |
915 |
2 |
1,900 |
1 |
300 |
| Israel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,200 |
| Japan |
55 |
47,577 |
2 |
2,285 |
11 |
14,945 |
1 |
1,100 |
| Kazakhstan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
600 |
| North Korea |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
950 |
0 |
0 |
| South Korea |
20 |
17,533 |
3 |
3,000 |
5 |
6,600 |
2 |
2,700 |
| Lithuania |
1 |
1,185 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3,400 |
| Mexico |
2 |
1,310 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,000 |
| Netherlands |
1 |
485 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Pakistan |
2 |
400 |
1 |
300 |
2 |
600 |
2 |
2,000 |
| Romania |
2 |
1,310 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1,310 |
1 |
655 |
| Russia |
31 |
21,743 |
7 |
4,810 |
12 |
14,340 |
25 |
22,280 |
| Slovakia |
5 |
2,094 |
2 |
840 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,200 |
| Slovenia |
1 |
696 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1,000 |
| South Africa |
2 |
1,842 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
165 |
24 |
4,000 |
| Spain |
8 |
7,448 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sweden |
10 |
9,016 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Switzerland |
5 |
3,220 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4,000 |
| Taiwan |
6 |
4,916 |
2 |
2,600 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Thailand |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4,000 |
| Turkey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,400 |
1 |
1,200 |
| Ukraine |
15 |
13,168 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1,900 |
20 |
27,000 |
| United Kingdom |
19 |
11,035 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9,600 |
| USA |
104 |
100,599 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
15,000 |
20 |
26,000 |
| Vietnam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2,000 |
| World Total |
439 |
373,247 |
36 |
29,848 |
99 |
108,675 |
233 |
213,175 |
| 1 In operation means that reactors are connected to the grid. |
| 2 Under construction means first concrete for reactor poured or major refurbishment under way. |
| 3 Planned means approvals, funding, or major commitment in place or construction well advanced but suspended indefinitely. |
| 4 Proposed means clear intention or proposal, but still without firm commitment. |
| Source: World Nuclear Association, "World Nuclear Power Reactors and Uranium Requirements," at www.world-nuclear.org/info/reactors.html, updated 30 September 2008. |
| |
Nuclear Electricity Generation |
Share of Total Electricity Generation |
Uranium Required |
|
Billion Kilowatt-hours |
Percent |
Tons |
| USA |
807 |
19 |
20,050 |
| France |
420 |
77 |
10,368 |
| Japan |
267 |
28 |
8,872 |
| Russia |
148 |
16 |
3,777 |
| Korea |
137 |
35 |
3,037 |
| Germany |
133 |
26 |
3,486 |
| Canada |
88 |
15 |
1,836 |
| Ukraine |
87 |
48 |
2,003 |
| Sweden |
64 |
46 |
1,468 |
| China |
59 |
2 |
1,454 |
| United Kingdom |
58 |
15 |
2,021 |
| Spain |
53 |
17 |
1,473 |
| Belgium |
46 |
54 |
1,079 |
| Taiwan |
39 |
19 |
906 |
| Switzerland |
27 |
43 |
575 |
| Czech Republic |
25 |
30 |
550 |
| Finland |
23 |
29 |
472 |
| India |
16 |
3 |
491 |
| Slovakia |
14 |
54 |
299 |
| Hungary |
14 |
37 |
254 |
| Bulgaria |
14 |
32 |
255 |
| South Africa |
13 |
6 |
332 |
| Brazil |
12 |
3 |
338 |
| Mexico |
10 |
5 |
257 |
| Lithuania |
9 |
64 |
134 |
| Romania |
7 |
13 |
92 |
| Argentina |
7 |
6 |
135 |
| Slovenia |
5 |
42 |
145 |
| Netherlands |
4 |
4 |
112 |
| Armenia |
2 |
44 |
51 |
| Pakistan |
2 |
2 |
64 |
| World Total |
2,608 |
15 |
66,386 |
| Source: World Nuclear Association, "World Nuclear Power Reactors and Uranium Requirements," at www.world-nuclear.org/info/reactors.html, updated 30 September 2008; World Nuclear Association, "World Nuclear Power Reactors and Uranium Requirements," at www.world-nuclear.org/info/reactors.html, updated 17 October 2007. |
| Year |
Nuclear Net Annual Addition 1 |
Wind Net Annual Addition 1 |
Nuclear Cumulative Installed Capacity |
Wind Cumulative Installed Capacity |
|
Megawatts |
| 1950 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
| 1951 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1952 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1953 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1954 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| 1955 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| 1956 |
45 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
| 1957 |
50 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
| 1958 |
90 |
0 |
190 |
0 |
| 1959 |
190 |
0 |
380 |
0 |
| 1960 |
450 |
0 |
830 |
0 |
| 1961 |
20 |
0 |
850 |
0 |
| 1962 |
950 |
0 |
1,800 |
0 |
| 1963 |
300 |
0 |
2,100 |
0 |
| 1964 |
-2,000 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
| 1965 |
4,700 |
0 |
4,800 |
0 |
| 1966 |
1,400 |
0 |
6,200 |
0 |
| 1967 |
2,100 |
0 |
8,300 |
0 |
| 1968 |
900 |
0 |
9,200 |
0 |
| 1969 |
3,800 |
0 |
13,000 |
0 |
| 1970 |
3,000 |
0 |
16,000 |
0 |
| 1971 |
8,000 |
0 |
24,000 |
0 |
| 1972 |
8,000 |
0 |
32,000 |
0 |
| 1973 |
13,000 |
0 |
45,000 |
0 |
| 1974 |
16,000 |
0 |
61,000 |
0 |
| 1975 |
10,000 |
0 |
71,000 |
0 |
| 1976 |
14,000 |
0 |
85,000 |
0 |
| 1977 |
14,000 |
0 |
99,000 |
0 |
| 1978 |
15,000 |
0 |
114,000 |
0 |
| 1979 |
7,000 |
5 |
121,000 |
5 |
| 1980 |
14,000 |
5 |
135,000 |
10 |
| 1981 |
20,000 |
15 |
155,000 |
25 |
| 1982 |
15,000 |
65 |
170,000 |
90 |
| 1983 |
19,000 |
120 |
189,000 |
210 |
| 1984 |
30,000 |
390 |
219,000 |
600 |
| 1985 |
31,000 |
420 |
250,000 |
1,020 |
| 1986 |
26,000 |
250 |
276,000 |
1,270 |
| 1987 |
21,000 |
180 |
297,000 |
1,450 |
| 1988 |
13,000 |
130 |
310,000 |
1,580 |
| 1989 |
10,000 |
150 |
320,000 |
1,730 |
| 1990 |
8,000 |
200 |
328,000 |
1,930 |
| 1991 |
-3,000 |
240 |
325,000 |
2,170 |
| 1992 |
2,000 |
340 |
327,000 |
2,510 |
| 1993 |
9,000 |
480 |
336,000 |
2,990 |
| 1994 |
2,000 |
498 |
338,000 |
3,488 |
| 1995 |
2,000 |
1,312 |
340,000 |
4,800 |
| 1996 |
3,000 |
1,300 |
343,000 |
6,100 |
| 1997 |
0 |
1,500 |
343,000 |
7,600 |
| 1998 |
0 |
2,600 |
343,000 |
10,200 |
| 1999 |
3,000 |
3,400 |
346,000 |
13,600 |
| 2000 |
3,000 |
3,800 |
349,000 |
17,400 |
| 2001 |
3,000 |
6,500 |
352,000 |
23,900 |
| 2002 |
5,000 |
7,200 |
357,000 |
31,100 |
| 2003 |
1,000 |
8,331 |
358,000 |
39,431 |
| 2004 |
8,000 |
8,189 |
366,000 |
47,620 |
| 2005 |
4,000 |
11,471 |
370,000 |
59,091 |
| 2006 |
-1,000 |
15,042 |
369,000 |
74,133 |
| 2007 |
3,000 |
19,989 |
372,000 |
94,122 |
| 2008 2 |
1,000 |
30,000 |
373,000 |
124,122 |
| 1 Net annual addition equals new installations minus retirements. |
| 2 2008 figures are projections. |
| Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute with 1950-1969 nuclear data from Worldwatch Institute, Signposts 2004, CD-ROM (Washington, DC: 2004); 1970-2004 nuclear data from Worldwatch Institute, Vital Signs 2005 (Washington, DC: 2005); 2005 nuclear data from International Atomic Energy Agency, Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2030 (Vienna: July 2006); 2006-2007 nuclear data from World Nuclear Association, "World Nuclear Power Reactors 2006-07 and Uranium Requirements," at www.world-nuclear.org/info/reactors-dec07.html, updated 31 December 2007; 1979-1994 wind data from Worldwatch Institute, Signposts 2004, CD-ROM (Washington, DC: 2004); 1995 wind data from Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), Global Wind 2006 Report (Brussels: 2007); 1996-2007 wind data from GWEC, "U.S., China, & Spain Lead World Wind Power Market in 2007," press release (Brussels: 6 February 2008); 2008 projections from Earth Policy Institute. |
| Year |
Nuclear Net Annual Addition 1 |
Wind Net Annual Addition 1 |
Nuclear Cumulative Installed Capacity |
Wind Cumulative Installed Capacity |
|
Megawatts |
| 1960 |
|
|
411 |
0 |
| 1961 |
0 |
0 |
411 |
0 |
| 1962 |
322 |
0 |
733 |
0 |
| 1963 |
60 |
0 |
793 |
0 |
| 1964 |
0 |
0 |
793 |
0 |
| 1965 |
0 |
0 |
793 |
0 |
| 1966 |
886 |
0 |
1,679 |
0 |
| 1967 |
1,005 |
0 |
2,684 |
0 |
| 1968 |
44 |
0 |
2,728 |
0 |
| 1969 |
1,700 |
0 |
4,428 |
0 |
| 1970 |
2,576 |
0 |
7,004 |
0 |
| 1971 |
2,029 |
0 |
9,033 |
0 |
| 1972 |
5,448 |
0 |
14,481 |
0 |
| 1973 |
8,202 |
0 |
22,683 |
0 |
| 1974 |
9,184 |
0 |
31,867 |
0 |
| 1975 |
5,400 |
0 |
37,267 |
0 |
| 1976 |
6,555 |
0 |
43,822 |
0 |
| 1977 |
2,481 |
0 |
46,303 |
0 |
| 1978 |
4,521 |
0 |
50,824 |
0 |
| 1979 |
-1,077 |
8 |
49,747 |
8 |
| 1980 |
2,063 |
0 |
51,810 |
8 |
| 1981 |
4,232 |
10 |
56,042 |
18 |
| 1982 |
3,993 |
66 |
60,035 |
84 |
| 1983 |
2,974 |
170 |
63,009 |
254 |
| 1984 |
6,643 |
399 |
69,652 |
653 |
| 1985 |
9,745 |
292 |
79,397 |
945 |
| 1986 |
5,844 |
320 |
85,241 |
1,265 |
| 1987 |
8,342 |
68 |
93,583 |
1,333 |
| 1988 |
1,112 |
-102 |
94,695 |
1,231 |
| 1989 |
3,466 |
101 |
98,161 |
1,332 |
| 1990 |
1,463 |
152 |
99,624 |
1,484 |
| 1991 |
-35 |
225 |
99,589 |
1,709 |
| 1992 |
-604 |
-29 |
98,985 |
1,680 |
| 1993 |
56 |
-45 |
99,041 |
1,635 |
| 1994 |
107 |
28 |
99,148 |
1,663 |
| 1995 |
367 |
-51 |
99,515 |
1,612 |
| 1996 |
1,269 |
2 |
100,784 |
1,614 |
| 1997 |
-1,068 |
-3 |
99,716 |
1,611 |
| 1998 |
-2,646 |
226 |
97,070 |
1,837 |
| 1999 |
341 |
653 |
97,411 |
2,490 |
| 2000 |
449 |
88 |
97,860 |
2,578 |
| 2001 |
299 |
1,697 |
98,159 |
4,275 |
| 2002 |
498 |
410 |
98,657 |
4,685 |
| 2003 |
552 |
1,687 |
99,209 |
6,372 |
| 2004 |
419 |
353 |
99,628 |
6,725 |
| 2005 |
360 |
2,424 |
99,988 |
9,149 |
| 2006 |
346 |
2,426 |
100,334 |
11,575 |
| 2007 |
301 |
5,243 |
100,635 |
16,818 |
| 2008 2 |
335 |
7,500 |
100,970 |
24,318 |
| 1 Net annual addition equals new installations minus retirements. |
| 2 2008 figures are projections. |
| Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, "Nuclear Power Plant Operations, 1957-2007," Table 9.2 in Annual Energy Review (Washington, DC: 23 June 2008); 2008 projected nuclear addition from Earth Policy Institute; wind data compiled by Earth Policy Institute, with 1979-1999 data from Worldwatch Institute, Signposts 2001, CD-ROM (Washington, DC: 2001); 2000-2005 data from Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), Global Wind 2006 Report (Brussels: 2007); 2006-2007 data from GWEC, "U.S., China & Spain Lead World Wind Power Market in 2007," press release (Brussels: 6 February 2008); 2008 projection from American Wind Energy Association, AWEA 2nd Quarter 2008 Market Report (Washington, DC: July 2008). |
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