World Nuclear Power Reactors 2001-2002

and Uranium Requirements

December 2002

 

 
NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2001 REACTORS OPERATING
Dec 2002
REACTORS under CONSTRUCTION
Dec 2002
REACTORS PLANNED
Dec 2002
URANIUM REQUIRED
2002
 
billion kWh % e No. MWe No. MWe No. MWe tonnes U
Argentina
6.5 8.2 2 935 0 0 1 692 133
Armenia
2.0 35 1 376 0 0 0 0 69
Belgium
44.1 58 7 5728 0 0 0 0 1109
Brazil
14.3 4.3 2 1855 0 0 0 0 299
Bulgaria
18.2 42 6 3538 0 0 0 0 621
Canada**
72.3 13 14 9998 6* 3598 0 0 1562
Greater China:
                 
-CNNC
16.7 1.1* 7 5337 4 3200 0 0 677
-Taipower
35 22* 6 4884 2 2600 0 0 961
Czech Republic
14.7 20 5 2560 1 912 0 0 509
Finland
21.9 31 4 2656 0 0 0 0 549
France
401.3 77 59 63203 0 0 0 0 10199
Germany
162.3 31 19 21141 0 0 0 0 3657
Hungary
14.1 39 4 1755 0 0 0 0 417
India
17.3 3.7 14 2503 8 3728 1 440 312
Iran
0 0 0 0 1 950 0 0 0
Japan
321.9 34 54 44301 3 3696 12 15858 7578
Korea DPR (North)
0 0 0 0 1 950 1 950 0
Korea RO (South)
112.1 39 17 13920 3 2850 8 9200 2453
Lithuania
11.4 78 2 2370 0 0 0 0 359
Mexico
8.1 3.7 2 1310 0 0 0 0 233
Netherlands
3.7 4.2 1 452 0 0 0 0 115
Pakistan
2.0 2.9 2 425 0 0 0 0 56
Romania
5.1 11 1 655 0 0 1 620 90
Russia
125.4 15 30 20793 3 2625 3 2950 3460
Slovak Rep.
17.1 53 6 2472 2 840 0 0 525
Slovenia
5.0 39 1 679 0 0 0 0 130
South Africa
13.3 6.7 2 1842 0 0 0 0 361
Spain
61.1 29 9 7405 0 0 0 0 1617
Sweden
69.2 44 11 9460 0 0 0 0 1533
Switzerland
25.3 36 5 3170 0 0 0 0 598
Ukraine
71.7 46 13 11195 0 0 2 1900 1908
United Kingdom
82.3 23 31 12282 0 0 0 0 2595
USA
768.8 20 104 98488 0 0 0 0 20749
WORLD
2544 16 441 357,688 34 25,949 29 32,610 65,434
 
billion kWh % e No. MWe No. MWe No. MWe tonnes U
 
NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION 2001 REACTORS OPERATING REACTORS BUILDING ON ORDER or PLANNED URANIUM REQUIRED