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World Nuclear Power Summary, 2005
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency, Power Reactor Information System. Dec.31, 2005

Reactors in operation
Reactors under construction Nuclear electricity supplied in 2005 Total operating experience2
Country No. of units Total MW(e) No. of units Total MW(e)
TW(e).h1 % of nation's total Years Months
Argentina
Armenia
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
India
Iran
Japan
Korea, South
Lithuania
Mexico
Netherlands
Pakistan
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
2
1
7
2
4
18
9
6
4
59
17
4
15
--
56
20
1
2
1
2
1
31
6
1
2
9
10
5
6
15
23
l04
935
376
5,801
1,901
2,722
12,599
6,572
3,368
2,676
63,363
20,339
1,755
3,040
--
47,839
16,810
1,185
1,310
449
425
655
21,743
2,442
656
1,800
7,588
8,910
3,220
4,904
13,107
11,852
99,210
1
--
--
--
2
--
3
--
1
--
--
--
8
1
1
--
--
--
--
1
1
4
--
--
--
--
--
--
2
2
--
--
92
--
--
--
1,906
--
3,000
--
1,600
--
--
--
3,602
915
666
--
--
--
--
300
655
3,775
--
--
--
--
--
--
2,600
1,900
--
--
6.37
2.50
45.34
9.85
17.34
86.83
50.33
23.25
22.33
430.90
154.61
13.02
15.73
  --
280.67
139.29
10.30
10.80
3.77
2.41
5.11
137.27
16.34
5.61
12.24
54.70
70.00
22.11
38.40
83.29
75.17
780.47
6.92
42.74
55.63
2.46
44.10
14.63
2.03
30.52
32.91
78.46
30.98
37.15
2.83
--
29.33
44.67
69.59
5.01
3.91
2.80
8.58
15.78
56.06
42.36
5.52
19.56
46.67
32.09
20.25
48.48
19.86
19.33
54
38
205
29
137
534
56
86
107
1,464
683
82
252
0
1,231
259
39
27
61
39
9
870
112
24
42
237
332
153
146
308
1,377
3,079
7
3
7
3
3
7
11
10
4
2
5
2
0
0
  8
8
6
11
0
10
6
4
6
3
3
2
6
10
1
6
8
8
TOTAL 443 369,552 27 21,811
2,626.35 19.28 12,086 2
(1) 1 terawatt-hour [TW(e).h] = 106 megawatt-hour [MW(e/.h]. For an average power plant, 1 TW(e).h = 0.39 megatons of coal equivalent (input) and 0.23 megatons of oil equivalant (input). (2) Through Dec 31, 2005.