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Of the 32 countries in which nuclear power plants operate, only France, Slovakia, Ukraine and Belgium use them as the source for a majority of the country's electricity supply as of 2021. Other countries have significant amounts of nuclear power generation capacity. By far the largest nuclear electricity producers are the United States with ...
The Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, the world's largest fully operational nuclear power facility. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. The Gravelines Nuclear Power Station. The Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant. The Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant. The Ōi Nuclear Power Plant. The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station.
The cost of raw uranium contributes about $0.0015/kWh to the cost of nuclear electricity, while in breeder reactors the uranium cost falls to $0.000015/kWh. [54] Nuclear plants require fissile fuel. Generally, the fuel used is uranium, although other materials may be used (See MOX fuel).
In 1984, there was a vote on an initiative "for a future without further nuclear power stations" with the result being a 55% to 45% vote against. On 23 September 1990, the people passed a motion to halt the construction of nuclear power plants (for a moratorium period of ten years) but rejected a motion to initiate a phase-out. [138]
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 July 2024, there are 415 operable power reactors in the world, with a ...
Five are considered to be nuclear-weapon states (NWS) under the terms of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). In order of acquisition of nuclear weapons, these are the United States, Russia (the successor of the former Soviet Union), the United Kingdom, France, and China. Of these, the three NATO members, the United ...
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 May 2021, there are 180 operable power reactors in Europe, with a combined electrical capacity of 159.36 GW. [1] There are currently 8 power reactors under construction in Europe.
Nuclear power stations in Slovakia (2 P) Nuclear power stations in Slovenia (1 P) Nuclear power stations in South Africa (1 P) Nuclear power stations in South Korea (6 P) Nuclear power stations in Spain (1 C, 5 P) Nuclear power stations in Sweden (5 P) Nuclear power stations in Switzerland (1 C, 5 P)