417 nuclear units are operating in the world, 59 units are under construction

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 01.05.2024

The current number of the operating nuclear power units in the world is equal to 417. These data are presented in the PRIS database supported by the IAEA.

Another 59 units have the status of the being built one.

Since the beginning of 2024, four new units have been connected to the grid - Kakrapar-4 (India), Vogtle-4 (USA), Barakah-4 (UAE) and Fangchenggang-4 (China).

The construction was started on four new units - ElDabaa-4 (Egypt), Zhangzhou-3 and Lianjiang-2 (both China) and Leningrad-2-3 (Russia).

Topics: IAEA, Asia, China

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