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417 nuclear units are operating in the world, 62 units are under construction

AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 20.01.2025

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 62 units have the status of the being built one.

Since the beginning of 2024, six new units have been connected to the grid - Kakrapar-4 (India), Vogtle-4 (USA), Barakah-4 (UAE), Fangchenggang-4 and Zhangzhou-1 (both China) and Flamanville-3 (France).

The construction was started on nine new units - ElDabaa-4 (Egypt), Zhangzhou-3/4, Lianjiang-2, Xudapu-2, Ningde-5 and Shidaowan-1 (all China), Leningrad-2-3 (Russia) and Chasnupp-5 (Pakistan).

Four units were permanently shutdown - Kursk-2 (Russia), Maanshan-1 (Taiwan, China) and Pickering-3/4 (Canada).

Topics: IAEA, Asia, China, Commissioning


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