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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

410 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
IN OPERATION
368 610 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY

27 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
IN SUSPENDED OPERATION
22 788 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY

57 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
59 091 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY

19 469 REACTOR-YEARS OF
OPERATION

Highlights

NPP Status Changes (2023)
Year:
New connections to the grid
BELARUSIAN-2 (1110 MW(e), PWR, BELARUS) on 13 May
FANGCHENGGANG-3 (1000 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 10 January
MOCHOVCE-3 (440 MW(e), PWR, SLOVAKIA) on 31 January
VOGTLE-3 (1117 MW(e), PWR, USA) on 31 March
Permanent shutdowns
EMSLAND (1335 MW(e), PWR, GERMANY) on 15 April
ISAR-2 (1410 MW(e), PWR, GERMANY) on 15 April
KUOSHENG-2 (985 MW(e), BWR, TAIWAN,CHINA) on 15 March
NECKARWESTHEIM-2 (1310 MW(e), PWR, GERMANY) on 15 April
TIHANGE-2 (1008 MW(e), PWR, BELGIUM) on 1 February
Construction starts
ELDABAA-3 (1194 MW(e), PWR, EGYPT) on 3 May
HAIYANG-4 (1161 MW(e), PWR, CHINA) on 22 April
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 2023-06-04