Pris
The Database on Nuclear Power Reactors
The Power Reactor Information System (PRIS), developed and maintained by the IAEA for over four 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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Overview
Current Status:
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453
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NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
IN OPERATION
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397 651
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MWe
TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY
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57
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NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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57 890
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MWe
TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY
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17 696
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REACTOR-YEARS OF
OPERATION
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Regional Distribution of Nuclear Power Plants (Click
on the chart for more statistics)
Highlights
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New connections to the grid
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| LENINGRAD 2-1 |
(1085 MW(e), PWR, RUSSIA) on 9 March |
| ROSTOV-4 |
(1011 MW(e), PWR, RUSSIA) on 2 February |
| SANMEN-1 |
(1000 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 30 June |
| TAISHAN-1 |
(1660 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 29 June |
| YANGJIANG-5 |
(1000 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 23 May |
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Construction starts
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| AKKUYU-1 |
(1014 MW(e), PWR, TURKEY) on 3 April |
| KURSK 2-1 |
(1115 MW(e), PWR, RUSSIA) on 29 April |
| ROOPPUR-2 |
(1080 MW(e), PWR, BANGLADESH) on 14 July |
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Miscellaneous
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| GENKAI-3 |
Reconnected to the grid on 23 March |
| GENKAI-4 |
Reconnected to the grid on 16 June |
| OHI-3 |
Reconnected to the grid on 14 March |
| OHI-4 |
Reconnected to the grid on 11 May |
| Note: Performance indicators for 2017 do not include data from eight Indian reactor units (Kaiga 1-4, Madras 1-2 and Tarapur 3-4), as performance data for these individual units are not available.
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Above data are from the PRIS database. Last update on 2018-08-17