Appendix D –
World nuclear power reactors
The following table, published by the World Nuclear Association, lists the world’s nuclear power reactors operating in 2004–06, the amount of electricity generated in 2004, reactors under construction, planned and proposed, and their uranium requirements as at 25 May 2006.
World nuclear power reactors 2004–06 and uranium requirements, as at 25 May 2006
|
NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2004–05 |
REACTORS OPERABLE
May 2006 |
REACTORS under CONSTRUCTION
May 2006 |
REACTORS PLANNED
May 2006 |
REACTORS PROPOSED
May 2006 |
URANIUM REQUIRED
2006 |
|
billion kWh |
% e
2005 |
No. |
MWe |
No. |
MWe |
No. |
MWe |
No. |
MWe |
tonnes U |
Argentina |
7.3 |
6.9 |
2 |
935 |
1 |
692 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
134 |
Armenia |
2.2 |
43 |
1 |
376 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1000 |
51 |
Belgium |
44.9 |
56 |
7 |
5 728 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 075 |
Brazil |
11.5 |
2.5 |
2 |
1 901 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 245 |
0 |
0 |
336 |
Bulgaria |
15.6 |
44 |
4 |
2722 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 900 |
0 |
0 |
253 |
Canada |
85.3 |
15 |
18 |
12 595 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 540 |
0 |
0 |
1 635 |
China |
47.8 |
2.2 |
10 |
7 587 |
5 |
4 170 |
5 |
4 600 |
19 |
15 000 |
1 294 |
Czech Republic |
26.3 |
31 |
6 |
3 472 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 900 |
540 |
Egypt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
600 |
0 |
Finland |
21.8 |
33 |
4 |
2 676 |
1 |
1 600 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
473 |
France |
426.8 |
79 |
59 |
63 473 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 630 |
1 |
1 630 |
10 146 |
Germany |
158.4 |
31 |
17 |
20 303 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 458 |
Hungary |
11.2 |
37 |
4 |
1 755 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
251 |
India |
15.0 |
2.8 |
15 |
2 993 |
8 |
3 638 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
13 160 |
1 334 |
Indonesia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 000 |
0 |
Iran |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
915 |
2 |
1 900 |
3 |
2 850 |
0 |
Israel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 200 |
0 |
Japan |
273.8 |
29 |
55 |
47 700 |
1 |
866 |
12 |
14 782 |
0 |
0 |
8 169 |
Korea DPR (North) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
950 |
1 |
950 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Korea RO (South) |
124.0 |
38 |
20 |
16 840 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
9 200 |
0 |
0 |
3 037 |
Lithuania |
13.9 |
72 |
1 |
1 185 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 000 |
134 |
Mexico |
10.6 |
5.2 |
2 |
1 310 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 000 |
256 |
Netherlands |
3.6 |
3.9 |
1 |
452 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
112 |
Pakistan |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2 |
425 |
1 |
300 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 200 |
64 |
Romania |
5.1 |
8.6 |
1 |
655 |
1 |
655 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 995 |
176 |
Russia |
133.0 |
16 |
31 |
21 743 |
4 |
3 600 |
1 |
925 |
8 |
9 375 |
3 439 |
Slovakia |
15.6 |
56 |
6 |
2 472 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
840 |
356 |
Slovenia |
5.2 |
42 |
1 |
676 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
144 |
South Africa |
14.3 |
5.5 |
2 |
1 842 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
165 |
24 |
4 000 |
329 |
Spain |
60.9 |
20 |
8 |
7 442 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 505 |
Sweden |
75.0 |
47 |
10 |
8 938 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 435 |
Switzerland |
25.4 |
32 |
5 |
3 220 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
575 |
Turkey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 500 |
0 |
Ukraine |
81.1 |
49 |
15 |
13 168 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 900 |
0 |
0 |
1 988 |
United Kingdom |
73.7 |
20 |
23 |
11 852 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 158 |
USA |
788.6 |
19 |
103 |
98 034 |
1 |
1 065 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
17 000 |
19 715 |
Vietnam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 000 |
0 |
WORLD** |
2 618.6 |
16 |
441 |
369 374 |
27 |
21 361 |
38 |
40 737 |
115 |
83 620 |
65 478 |
|
billion kWh |
% e |
No. |
MWe |
No. |
MWe |
No. |
MWe |
No. |
MWe |
tonnes U |
|
NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2004–05 |
REACTORS OPERATING |
REACTORS BUILDING |
ON ORDER or PLANNED |
PROPOSED |
URANIUM REQUIRED |
Source World Nuclear Association, World Nuclear Power Reactors 2004-06 and Uranium Requirements (as at 25 May 2006 ), viewed 1 June 2006 ,
<http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/reactors.htm>.
Notes:
Building/Construction = first concrete for reactor poured, or major refurbishment under way
Planned = Approvals and funding in place, or construction well advanced but suspended indefinitely
Proposed = clear intention but still without funding and/or approvals
TWh = Terawatt-hours (billion kilowatt-hours)
MWe = Megawatt electrical (electrical as distinct from thermal)
kWh = kilowatt-hour.
Total uranium required: 65 478 t U = 77 218 t U3O8
** The world total includes 6 reactors on Taiwan with a combined capacity of 4 884 MWe, which generated a total of 37.9 TWh in 2004 (accounting for 21 per cent of Taiwan's total electricity generation). Taiwan has two reactors under construction with a combined capacity of 2 600 MWe.
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