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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 ...
Nuclear power plants operate in 32 countries and generate about a tenth of the world's electricity. [2] Most are in Europe , North America and East Asia . The United States is the largest producer of nuclear power, while France has the largest share of electricity generated by nuclear power, at about 70%.
List of nuclear power plants in Japan; List of Russian small nuclear reactors; List of cancelled nuclear reactors in Russia; List of United States naval reactors; List of cancelled nuclear reactors in the United States; List of the largest nuclear power stations in the United States; List of nuclear power systems in space
The first nuclear reactor in Canada, and first outside the United States WR-1: Organically cooled CANDU: Shut down 1965 [14] 1985 Whiteshell Laboratories: Coolant leak of 2,739 litres in Nov. 1978. [15] SLOWPOKE-3 demonstration Pool type Shut down 2 MWth 1987 [14] 1989 [14] Whiteshell Laboratories: SLOWPOKE-2: Pool type Shut down 0 1981
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. See also Category:Nuclear power stations and its subcategories for details of particular power reactors.
In commercial nuclear power plants carbon dioxide has usually been used, for example in current British AGR nuclear power plants and formerly in a number of first generation British, French, Italian, and Japanese plants. Nitrogen [68] and helium have also been used, helium being considered particularly suitable for high temperature designs. Use ...
Nuclear power reactor types (6 C, 79 P) Nuclear reactors by type (4 C, 3 P) Nuclear research reactors (1 C, 117 P) S. ... List of nuclear power plants in Japan;
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.