(Reuters) – Amid renewed interest in nuclear power, governments across Europe and Asia are extending their aging fleet of nuclear plants, restarting reactors and dusting off plans for projects shelved after the 2011 nuclear crisis in Fukushima, Japan.
Countries are looking at ways to boost electricity output after the war in Ukraine that started in February caused fossil fuel prices to soar.
Here is a summary of some key developments:
ASIA-PACIFIC
JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
CHINA
INDIA
PHILIPPINES
VIETNAM
EUROPE
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
GERMANY
BELGIUM
FINLAND
NORTH AMERICA
UNITED STATES
Nuclear reactors and projects
Country No. of Nuclear share Reactors under
operable of power construction(O
reactors generation(%) utput in
(Output in megawatt
megawatt electrical
electrical (MWe))
(MWe))
Japan 33 (31,679) 7.2 2 (2,653)
South Korea 25 (24,431) 28.0 4 (5,360)
China 51 (52,150) 5.0 20 (20,600)
India 22 (6,795) 3.2 7 (5,194)
Germany 3 (4,055) 11.9 0 (0)
France 56 (61,360) 69.0 1 (1,630)
U.K. 10 (6,368) 14.8 2 (3,260)
U.S.A 92 (94,718) 19.6 2 (2,234)
56
Global 440 (394,312) N/A (57,666)
Source: World Nuclear Performance Report 2022 – World Nuclear Association
(Reporting by Yuka Obayashi in Tokyo, Joyce Lee in Seoul, Enrico dela Cruz in Manila, Khanh Vu in Hanoi, Timothy Gardner in Washington, Muyu Xu and Matthew Chye in Singapore, Nina Chestney, Susanna Twidale and Sarah McFarlane in London; Editing by Florence Tan and Christian Schmollinger)
