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The majority of reactors in operation around the world are considered second generation and third generation reactor systems, as the majority of the first generation systems have been retired. China was the first country to operate a demonstration generation-IV reactor, the HTR-PM in Shidaowan, Shandong , [ 7 ] [ 8 ] which is a pebble-bed type ...
This is a list of all the commercial nuclear reactors in the world, sorted by country, with operational status. The list only includes civilian nuclear power reactors used to generate electricity for a power grid. All commercial nuclear reactors use nuclear fission. As of December 2024, there are 419 operable power reactors in the world, with a ...
As of May 2023, there are 436 operable nuclear power reactors worldwide. This table lists all currently operational power stations. Some of these may have reactors under construction, but only current net capacity is listed.
Generation IV reactors are a set of theoretical nuclear reactor designs. These are generally not expected to be available for commercial use before 2040–2050, [ 103 ] although the World Nuclear Association suggested that some might enter commercial operation before 2030. [ 91 ]
Previously: Plant Vogtle Unit 4 nuclear reactor reaches 100% power, says Georgia Power. ... Nuclear energy provided more than 25% of Georgia Power's generation, including Plant Vogtle and Plant ...
As of the end of 2023, 418 reactors with a net capacity of 371,540 MWe were operational, and 59 reactors with net capacity of 61,637 MWe were under construction. [11] Of the reactors under construction, 25 reactors with 26,301 MWe were in China and 7 reactors with a capacity of 5,398 MWe were in India. [12] [failed verification]
This category is for power reactor types of which more than one example has been built, or for which that was or still is the intention. These types are not exclusive, for example a VVER is a PWR. It may not even always be clear what is included in a type: In some contexts an ABWR is a type of BWR, but in most contexts it is not.
This is especially the case for companies studying fast neutron reactors of 4th generation (molten salts reactors, metal-cooled reactors (sodium-cooled fast reactor, or lead-cooled fast reactor). Fast breeder reactors "burn" 235 U (0.7% of natural uranium), but also convert fertile materials such as 238 U (99.3% of natural uranium) into fissile 239