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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

415 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
IN OPERATION
373 735 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY
25 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
IN SUSPENDED OPERATION
21 272 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY
62 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
64 971 MWe TOTAL NET INSTALLED
CAPACITY
19 996 REACTOR-YEARS OF
OPERATION

Highlights

NPP Status Changes (2024)
Year:
Status Change Trends
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
KAKRAPAR-4 (630 MW(e), PHWR, INDIA) on 20 February
VOGTLE-4 (1117 MW(e), PWR, USA) on 6 March
Permanent shutdowns
KURSK-2 (925 MW(e), LWGR, RUSSIA) on 31 January
MAANSHAN-1 (936 MW(e), PWR, TAIWAN,CHINA) on 28 July
Construction starts
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

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

Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-12