Pris
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...
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Current Status
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441
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NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
IN OPERATION
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393 977
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MWe
TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY
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51
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NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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53 870
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MWe
TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY
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19 169
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REACTOR-YEARS OF
OPERATION
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Highlights
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New connections to the grid
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| BARAKAH-2 |
(1345 MW(e), PWR, UAE) on 14 September |
| HONGYANHE-5 |
(1061 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 25 June |
| KAKRAPAR-3 |
(630 MW(e), PHWR, INDIA) on 10 January |
| KANUPP-2 |
(1014 MW(e), PWR, PAKISTAN) on 18 March |
| TIANWAN-6 |
(1000 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 11 May |
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Permanent shutdowns
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| DUNGENESS B-1 |
(545 MW(e), GCR, UK) on 7 June |
| DUNGENESS B-2 |
(545 MW(e), GCR, UK) on 7 June |
| HUNTERSTON B-1 |
(490 MW(e), GCR, UK) on 26 November |
| INDIAN POINT-3 |
(1030 MW(e), PWR, USA) on 30 April |
| KANUPP-1 |
(90 MW(e), PHWR, PAKISTAN) on 1 August |
| KUOSHENG-1 |
(985 MW(e), BWR, TAIWAN,CHINA) on 2 July |
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Construction starts
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| AKKUYU-3 |
(1114 MW(e), PWR, TURKEY) on 10 March |
| CHANGJIANG-3 |
(1000 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 31 March |
| TIANWAN-7 |
(1171 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 19 May |
| XUDABU-3 |
(1200 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 28 July |
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Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2021-12-08