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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

422 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
IN OPERATION
377 891 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY

17 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
IN SUSPENDED OPERATION
15 448 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY

57 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
59 747 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY

19 495 REACTOR-YEARS OF
OPERATION

Highlights

NPP Status Changes (2023)
Year:
New connections to the grid
FANGCHENGGANG-3 (1000 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 10 January
MOCHOVCE-3 (440 MW(e), PWR, SLOVAKIA) on 31 January
Permanent shutdowns
KUOSHENG-2 (985 MW(e), BWR, TAIWAN,CHINA) on 15 March
TIHANGE-2 (1008 MW(e), PWR, BELGIUM) on 1 February
Construction starts
SANMEN-4 (1163 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 22 March

PRIS Nuclear Power Status 2021 Poster
Nuclear Power History and Capacity Projections Video
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2023-03-27