Nuclear power by country
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Thirty countries operate nuclear power stations, and there are a considerable number of new reactors being built in China, South Korea, India, Pakistan, and Russia. As of June 2011, Germany
Anti-nuclear movement in Germany
The anti-nuclear movement in Germany has a long history dating back to the early 1970s, when large demonstrations prevented the construction of a nuclear plant at Wyhl. The Whyl protests were an example of a local community challenging the nuclear industry through a strategy of direct action and...

 and Switzerland
Anti-nuclear movement in Switzerland
In 2008, nuclear energy provided Switzerland with 40 per cent of its electricity, but a survey of Swiss people found that only seven per cent of respondents were totally in favor of energy production by nuclear power stations...

 are phasing-out nuclear power
Nuclear power phase-out
A nuclear power phase-out is the discontinuation of usage of nuclear power for energy production. Often initiated because of concerns about nuclear power, phase-outs usually include shutting down nuclear power plants and looking towards renewable energy and other fuels.Austria was the first country...

.

As of June 2011, countries such as Australia
Anti-nuclear movement in Australia
Nuclear testing, uranium mining and export, and nuclear energy have often been the subject of public debate in Australia, and the anti-nuclear movement in Australia has a long history...

, Austria
Anti-nuclear movement in Austria
Construction of the first Austrian nuclear power plant in Zwentendorf on the Danube, about 20 miles upstream from the capital, Vienna, began in 1972. Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant was designed as a boiling water reactor with a capacity of 700 MW, that was expected to generate about 10% of the...

, Denmark
Nuclear energy in Denmark
Denmark does not produce nuclear energy, which is in accordance with a 1985 law passed by the Danish parliament that prohibits the production of nuclear energy in Denmark. Instead, the country has focused on renewable energy sources such as wind energy. In 2007, about 11.4 TWh of electricity...

, Greece
Nuclear energy in Greece
Although Greece has established the Greek Atomic Energy Commission , a decision has been made not to implement a nuclear power program to generate electricity....

, Ireland, Italy
Nuclear power in Italy
Nuclear power in Italy is a controversial topic. Nuclear power was used until the Italian nuclear power referendum closed all plants by 1990, a decision which was reversed in 2008...

, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg
Nuclear energy in Luxembourg
In 1978, Luxembourg proposed the construction of a 1,200 MW nuclear reactor but dropped the plans after threats of major protests....

, Malta
Nuclear energy in Malta
Malta has no nuclear energy facilities and when Silvio Berlusconi suggested that the island nation build such plants to supply Italy with electricity, the suggestion created an outcry in Malta where opinion is strongly anti-nuclear....

, Portugal
Nuclear energy in Portugal
Nuclear energy in Portugal is very limited and strictly non-commercial. Portugal has one research reactor located in the National Nuclear Research Centre. Nuclear energy activities are not planned in the near future...

, Israel, Malaysia
Nuclear energy in Malaysia
Although Malaysia has established Nuclear Agency and been actively involved in the periodic review of the nuclear option, currently there is no nuclear power generation plant neither is there a plan to embark on a nuclear power program in the foreseeable future....

, New Zealand
New Zealand's nuclear-free zone
In 1984, Prime Minister David Lange barred nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed ships from using New Zealand ports or entering New Zealand waters. Under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987, territorial sea, land and airspace of New Zealand became nuclear-free zones...

, and Norway
Nuclear energy in Norway
No nuclear power plant has ever been established in Norway; however, the country has a legal framework for licensing the construction and operation of nuclear installations. Also, four research reactors have been built in Norway, the first was JEEP I which was operative from 1951 to 1966. Two...

 remain opposed to nuclear power.

Overview

Of the thirty countries which operate nuclear power plants, only France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 uses them as its primary source of electricity, although many countries have a significant nuclear power generation capacity. Some nations have plans to start a nuclear power program; these include OECD members, such as Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, and developing countries, such as Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

 and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

. China, South Korea and India are pursuing an ambitious expansion of their nuclear power capacities. China is aiming to increase nuclear power generation capacity to 200 GW by 2020. South Korea is constructing seven reactors with combined capacity of 8.6 GW, all of which will be operationalised by 2017. India's Nuclear power expansion program is the third largest in the world next only to China & South Korea. In India, seven reactors with a combined capacity of 5.3 GW are under construction.
Country Megawatt capacity Nuclear share of
electricity production
935 7.0%
376 45.0%
5,943 51.7%
1,901 3.0%
1,906 35.9%
12,679 14.8%
10,234 1.9%
3,686 33.8%
2,721 32.9%
63,236 75.2%
20,339 26.1%
1,880 43.0%
4,780 2.9%
47,348 28.9%
(ROK) 18,716 31.1%
1,310 4.8%
485 3.7%
725 2.7%
1,310 20.6%
23,084 17.8%
1,760 53.5%

and
696 37.9% + 8.0%
1,800 4.8%
7,448 17.5%
9,399 37.4%
3,252 39.5%
(ROC) 4,927 20.7%
13,168 48.6%
10,962 17.9%
101,229 20.2%
World 378,910 14%


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Nuclear power output in megawatts

Country/regionOperableSuspendedDecommissionedShut downConstructionPlannedCancelled
97,603 3,603 2,340 6,675 3,704
61,443 600 40 2,623 1,600 1,600
43,692 13
20,844 4,936 1,358
19,897 950 248 1,701 2,825 9,850 2,850
18,716 8,600 5,600
13,045 1,900 4,750
12,728 1,364
10,306 5,452 466 5,232
10,002
7,085 2,797 480 2,950
5,712
4,884
4,780 4,800
3,830 2,000
2,000
2,985 9
2,760
2,520
2,100 3,100
1,840
1,729
1,632 840 104 824
1,308
935 692
725 300
626 1,229 1,229
310
310
620 620 620
452 55
440 440
135
834
605
1,423

List of nuclear reactors by country

Only the commercial reactors registered with the International Atomic Energy Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...

 are listed below.
If a country does not appear in this table, it means it has no nuclear power plants and no current plans to build them. Research reactors are not included in the list.
Country Operating Under
construction
Planned References and notes
2 1 2
1 0 1 Replacement
 Bangladesh 0 0 1
 Belarus 0 0 2
7 0 0
2 1 0
2 0 2 Four reactors were shutdown in 2004 and 2007.
18 2 4
13 27 50 70 GWe by 2020(~5%)
 Independent State of Croatia 1 0 0 The reactor is in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

, but 50% is owned by Croatia
6 0 2
0 0 1 Four plants by 2025? with help and training from Russia, Korea, US, France, China, and Australia.
4 1 0
58 1 1
17 0 0 Phase-out in place.
4 0 0
20 4 20
0 0 2
 Iran 0 1 2 The Bushehr
Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant
The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Iran southeast of the city of Bushehr, between the fishing villages of Halileh and Bandargeh along the Persian Gulf. The plant is located at the junction of three tectonic plates....

 reactor has been loaded with fuel, but is not connected to the grid yet.
55 2 12
 Kazakhstan 0 0 2
(ROK) 21 7 4
2 0 0
1 0 0
3 1 2
0 0 6
2 0 2
32 10 14
4 2 0
1 0 0
2 0 3
8 0 0 Stable
10 0 0
5 0 0 Phase-out in place.
(ROC) 6 2 1
 Thailand 0 0 2
0 0 4 To be built by Japan, Russia and South-Korea
15 0 2 2 new reactors by 2030
0 0 4 To be built by 2017 by S. Korean consortium?
19 0 4
104 1 9
0 0 4
World 441 60 150


References:

See also

  • List of nuclear reactors
  • Uranium reserves
    Uranium reserves
    Uranium reserves are reserves of recoverable uranium, regardless of isotope, based on a set market price. The list given here is based on Uranium 2009: Resources, Production and Demand, a joint report by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency published in 2010....

  • World Nuclear Industry Status Report
    World Nuclear Industry Status Report
    The World Nuclear Industry Status Report is a yearly report that explores the global challenges facing the nuclear power industry. The reports show that the share of nuclear-generated electricity in the overall global energy production has decreased in the 2000s...

  • Nuclear energy policy by country
    Nuclear energy policy by country
    Following the March 2011 Fukushima I nuclear accidents, China, Germany, Switzerland, Israel, Malaysia, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the Philippines are reviewing their nuclear power programs. Indonesia and Vietnam still plan to build nuclear power plants...

  • Nuclear power accidents by country

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