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The Database on Nuclear Power Reactors

The Power Reactor Information System (PRIS), developed and maintained by the IAEA for over five decades, is a comprehensive database focusing on nuclear power plants worldwide. PRIS contains information on power reactors in operation, under construction, or those being... Read more »

Current Status

417 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
IN OPERATION
377 046 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY

23 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
IN SUSPENDED OPERATION
19 687 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY

62 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
64 461 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY

20 149 REACTOR-YEARS OF
OPERATION

Highlights

NPP Status Changes (2024)
Year:
New connections to the grid
BARAKAH-4 (1310 MW(e), PWR, UAE) on 23 March
FANGCHENGGANG-4 (1000 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 9 April
FLAMANVILLE-3 (1630 MW(e), PWR, FRANCE) on 21 December
KAKRAPAR-4 (630 MW(e), PHWR, INDIA) on 20 February
VOGTLE-4 (1117 MW(e), PWR, USA) on 6 March
ZHANGZHOU-1 (1126 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 28 November
Restart after suspended operations
ONAGAWA-2 (796 MW(e), BWR, JAPAN) on 15 November
SHIMANE-2 (789 MW(e), BWR, JAPAN) on 12 December
Permanent shutdowns
KURSK-2 (925 MW(e), LWGR, RUSSIA) on 31 January
MAANSHAN-1 (936 MW(e), PWR, TAIWAN,CHINA) on 28 July
PICKERING-1 (515 MW(e), PHWR, CANADA) on 1 October
PICKERING-4 (515 MW(e), PHWR, CANADA) on 31 December
Construction starts
CHASNUPP-5 (1117 MW(e), PWR, PAKISTAN) on 30 December
EL DABAA-4 (1100 MW(e), PWR, EGYPT) on 23 January
LENINGRAD 2-3 (1150 MW(e), PWR, RUSSIA) on 14 March
LIANJIANG-2 (1224 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 26 April
NINGDE-5 (1200 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 28 July
SHIDAOWAN-1 (1116 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 28 July
XUDAPU-2 (1000 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 17 July
ZHANGZHOU-3 (1129 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 22 February
ZHANGZHOU-4 (1129 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 27 September

PRIS Nuclear Power Status 2023 Poster
Nuclear Power History and Capacity Projections Video

Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-01-24