Countries with Nuclear Power

The total nuclear generating capacity in the world is 375 GW with another 170 GW in planning stages and another 170 GW being proposed.  The growth of nuclear power is coming from Asia and not the West with the top four countries being China, Russia, India and South Korea.  Saudi Arabia plans to build 16 nuclear reactors, which is a $400 billion program and Turkey plan on initiating nuclear power with the construction of 23 nuclear reactors by 2023.

There are 436 nuclear power plants around the world, while 65 more are under construction. Currently China has 26 nuclear power plants under construction,  Russia has 10,  India has 7 and South Korea has 3. More than 150 new reactors will be completed by the end of 2016

The situation with nuclear power generation around the world is varied. In the 30 countries that have nuclear power generation capacity, the percentage of electricity coming from nuclear reactors ranges from 79 % in France to just 3 % in China. It should also be noted that France has the cheapest electricity in Europe and China has plans to greatly expand it's nuclear power to where it very well may be one of the largest in the world.

China had an installed capacity of 9 GW in 2007 and is planning to increase this to 70 GW by 2020. The Indian capacity is estimated to increase from 4.5 GW to 60 GW by 2030 and then supplying 25% of India's electricity by 2050.   The UK is also expanding its fleet of nuclear reactors with the goal of supplying 40% of Britains electricity.

Top 15 Countries with Highest Nuclear Electricity Generation Capacities (Updated 1/03/2012)

    Country
    Number of Reactors
    1
    USA
    104
    2
    France
    58
    3
    Japan*
    50
    4
    Russia
    33
    5
    South Korea
    23
    6
    India
    20
    7
    Canada
    18
    8
    United Kingdom
    17
    9
    Germany*
    17
    10
    China
    16
    11
    Ukraine
    15
    12
    Sweden
    10
    13
    Spain
    8
    14
    Belgium
    7
    15
    Czech
    6
      * Japan and Germany have announced they are winding down their nuclear power plants due to the incident at Fukishima

      Countries with existing nuclear programs and plans to build new power reactors, beyond those now under construction, are: Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Rep., France, India, Japan(?), Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, South Africa, Ukraine, UK, USA.

      Future nuclear power plant construction:

      2012 India, NPCIL Kaiga 4 PHWR 202
      2012 Iran, AEOI Bushehr 1 PWR 950
      2012 Russia, Rosenergoatom Kalinin 4 PWR 950
      2012 Korea, KHNP Shin Kori 2 PWR 1000
      2012 Korea, KHNP Shin Wolsong 1 PWR 1000
      2012 Canada, Bruce Pwr Bruce A1 PHWR 769
      2012 Canada, Bruce Pwr Bruce A2 PHWR 769
      2012 Canada, NB Power Point Lepreau 1 PHWR 635
      2012 Argentina, CNEA Atucha 2 PHWR 692
      2012 India, NPCIL Kudankulam 1 PWR 950
      2012 India, NPCIL Kudankulam 2 PWR 950
      2012 China, CNNC Qinshan phase II-4 PWR 650
      2012 China, CGNPC Hongyanhe 1 PWR 1080
      2012 China, CGNPC Ningde 1 PWR 1080

      2013 Slovakia, SE Mochovce 3 PWR 440
      2013 Korea, KHNP Shin Wolsong 2 PWR 1000
      2013 Korea, KHNP Shin-Kori 3 PWR 1350
      2013 USA, TVA Watts Bar 2 PWR 1180
      2013 Russia, Rosenergoatom Leningrad II-1 PWR 1070
      2013 China, CNNC Sanmen 1 PWR 1250
      2013 China, CGNPC Ningde 2 PWR 1080
      2013 China, CGNPC Yangjiang 1 PWR 1080
      2013 China, CGNPC Taishan 1 PWR 1700
      2013 China, CNNC Fangjiashan 1 PWR 1080
      2013 China, CNNC Fuqing 1 PWR 1080
      2013 China, CGNPC Hongyanhe 2 PWR 1080
      2013 Slovakia, SE Mochovce 4 PWR 440
      2013 India, Bhavini Kalpakkam FBR 470

      2014 Finland, TVO Olkilouto 3 PWR 1600
      2014 Russia, Rosenergoatom Vilyuchinsk PWR x 2 70
      2014 Russia, Rosenergoatom Novovoronezh II-1 PWR 1070
      2014 Taiwan Power Lungmen 1 ABWR 1300
      2014 Japan, Chugoku Shimane 3 ABWR 1375
      2014 China, CNNC Sanmen 2 PWR 1250
      2014 China, CPI Haiyang 1 PWR 1250
      2014 China, CGNPC Ningde 3 PWR 1080
      2014 China, CGNPC Hongyanhe 3 PWR 1080
      2014 China, CGNPC Hongyanhe 4 PWR 1080
      2014 China, CGNPC Yangjiang 2 PWR 1080
      2014 China, CGNPC Taishan 2 PWR 1700
      2014 China, CNNC Fangjiashan 2 PWR 1080
      2014 China, CNNC Fuqing 2 PWR 1080
      2014 China, CNNC Changjiang 1 PWR 650
      2014 Korea, KHNP Shin-Kori 4 PWR 1350
      2014? Japan, EPDC/J Power Ohma 1 ABWR 1350
      2014 Russia, Rosenergoatom Rostov 3 PWR 1070
      2014 Russia, Rosenergoatom Beloyarsk 4 FNR 750

      2015 Taiwan Power Lungmen 2 ABWR 1300
      2015 China, CGNPC Yangjiang 3 PWR 1080
      2015 China, CPI Haiyang 2 PWR 1250
      2015 China, CGNPC Ningde 4 PWR 1080
      2015 China, CGNPC Fangchenggang 1 PWR 1080
      2015 China, CNNC Changjiang 2 PWR 650
      2015 China, CNNC Hongshiding 1 PWR 1080
      2015 China, CNNC Fuqing 3 PWR 1080
      2015 China, China Huaneng Shidaowan HTR 200
      2015 India, NPCIL Kakrapar 3 PHWR 640

      2016 France, EdF Flamanville 3 PWR 1600
      2016 Korea, KHNP Shin-Ulchin 1 PWR 1350
      2016 Romania, SNN Cernavoda 3 PHWR 655
      2016 Russia, Rosenergoatom Novovoronezh II-2 PWR 1070
      2016 Russia, Rosenergoatom Leningrad II-2 PWR 1200
      2016 Russia, Rosenergoatom Rostov 4 PWR 1200
      2016 Ukraine, Energoatom Khmelnitsky 3 PWR 1000
      2016 India, NPCIL Kakrapar 4 PHWR 640
      2016 India, NPCIL Rajasthan 7 PHWR 640
      2016 China, CGNPC Yangjiang 4 PWR 1080
      2015 China, CGNPC Hongyanhe 5 PWR 1080
      2016 Pakistan, PAEC Chashma 3 PWR 300
      2016 China, several others

      2017 Russia, Rosenergoatom Baltic 1 PWR 1200
      2017 Russia, Rosenergoatom Leningrad II-3 PWR 1200
      2017 Ukraine, Energoatom Khmelnitsky 4 PWR 1000
      2017 India, NPCIL Rajasthan 8 PHWR 640
      2017 Korea, KHNP Shin-Ulchin 2 PWR 1350
      2017 Romania, SNN Cernavoda 4 PHWR 655
      2017 Japan, JAPC Tsuruga 3 APWR 1538
      2017 Pakistan, PAEC Chashma 4 PWR 300
      2017 Bulgaria, NEK Belene 1 PWR 1000
      2017 China, CNNC Taohuajiang 1 PWR 1250
      2017 China, several others 

      Links to further information from the Nuclear Energy Institute:

      World Nuclear Power Plants in Operation

      World Nuclear Generation and Capacity

      Nuclear Units Under Construction Worldwide