List of nuclear power plants

As of May 2023, there were 436 nuclear reactors in operation in 32 countries around the world. The United States had the largest number of nuclear power reactors in operation at the time, at 93 units. Operable nuclear reactors are those connected to the grid. Nuclear reactors under construction The History of nuclear energy generation In 1954, history was made when nuclear fission technology was approved for commercial purposes and the first nuclear power plant started operation in the Russian city of Obninsk. The new energy proved to be an extremely reliable and stable form of electricity. Since nuclear power plants are only shut down for refueling about every two years, they provide an around-the-clock “baseload” supply of power. In nuclear fission, uranium atoms are split into lighter elements. Characteristic Number of reactors United States 93 France 56 China 55 Russia 37 Japan 33 South Korea 25 India 22 Canada 19 Ukraine 15 United Kingdom 9 Spain 7 Sweden 6 Pakistan 6 Czechia 6 Belgium 5 Slovakia 5 Finland 5 Hungary 4 Switzerland 4 United Arab Emirates 3 Argentina 3 Mexico 2 South Africa 2 Brazil 2 Romania 2 Belarus 2 Taiwan 2 Bulgaria 2 Slovenia 1 Netherlands 1 Armenia 1 Iran 1 The most important statistics • Global electricity production 1990-2021 • Global nuclear power plants capacity 1954-2021 • Global nuclear power production 1985-2021 • Global nuclear energy consumption 2021, by leading country • Global nuclear power consumption share 2021, by selected count...

Reactor Name State Reactor Type Capacity Factor (%) 2021 Capacity Factor (%) 2019-2021 2021 Net Summer Capacity (MWe) 2021 Generation (MWh) Arkansas Nuclear One 1 Arkansas PWR 90.0 93.3 833 6,570,588 Arkansas Nuclear One 2 Arkansas PWR 81.0 83.9 985 6,985,096 Beaver Valley 1 Pennsylvania PWR 92.6 95.7 907 7,356,891 Beaver Valley 2 Pennsylvania PWR 89.0 94.6 901 7,024,505 Braidwood 1 Illinois PWR 95.4 97.9 1,183 9,887,584 Braidwood 2 Illinois PWR 94.8 97.6 1,154 9,586,763 Browns Ferry 1 Alabama BWR 98.9 93.3 1,256 10,881,278 Browns Ferry 2 Alabama BWR 83.5 83.8 1,259 9,210,093 Browns Ferry 3 Alabama BWR 99.3 92.9 1,260 10,962,181 Brunswick 1 North Carolina BWR 97.4 91.9 938 8,006,921 Brunswick 2 North Carolina BWR 91.4 91.9 932 7,461,939 Byron 1 Illinois PWR 95.9 98.3 1,164 9,776,596 Byron 2 Illinois PWR 102.4 98.8 1,136 10,193,056 Callaway Missouri PWR 39.3 67.2 1,247 4,292,433 Calvert Cliffs 1 Maryland PWR 103.4 101.3 872 7,895,813 Calvert Cliffs 2 Maryland PWR 94.9 98.0 854 7,097,820 Catawba 1 South Carolina PWR 94.2 95.2 1,160 9,571,297 Catawba 2 South Carolina PWR 89.5 94.1 1,150 9,014,422 Clinton Illinois BWR 89.5 93.4 1,065 8,348,706 Columbia Generating Station 2 Washington BWR 84.4 87.9 1,151 8,511,288 Comanche Peak 1 Texas PWR 99.7 93.9 1,205 10,528,185 Comanche Peak 2 Texas PWR 84.3 90.3 1,195 8,828,068 Cooper Nebraska BWR 102.0 98.9 770 6,880,622 Davis-Besse Ohio PWR 99.3 97.2 894 7,779,141 Diablo Canyon 1 California PWR 100.3 93.5 1,122 9,854,372 Diablo Canyon 2...

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Nuclear Power in the World Today (Updated May 2023) • The first commercial nuclear power stations started operation in the 1950s. • Nuclear energy now provides about 10% of the world's electricity from about 440 power reactors. • Nuclear is the world's second largest source of low-carbon power (26% of the total in 2020). • Over 50 countries utilize nuclear energy in about 220 research reactors. In addition to research, these reactors are used forthe production of medical and industrial isotopes, as well as for training. Nuclear technology uses the energy released by splitting the atoms of certain elements. It was first developed in the 1940s, and during the Second World War research initially focused on producing bombs.In the 1950s attention turned to the peaceful use of nuclear fission, controlling it for power generation.For more information, see page on Civil nuclear power can now boast more than 18,000 reactor years of experience, and nuclear power plants are operational in 32 countries worldwide. In fact, through regional transmission grids, many more countries depend in part on nuclear-generated power; Italy and Denmark, for example, get almost 10% of their electricity from imported nuclear power. When the commercial nuclear industry began in the 1960s, there were clear boundaries between the industries of the East and West. Today,the nuclear industry is characterized by international commerce. A reactor under construction in Asia today may have components supplied f...